Difference between revisions of "Parents"
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#a parent who "regularly cares" for the child. | #a parent who "regularly cares" for the child. | ||
In other words, if a couple has had a child but never lived together, the parent who does not live with the child is not presumed to be a guardian of the child unless they ''regularly care'' for the child. (The curious thing about the way section 39 is written, is that ''neither'' parent is presumed to be a guardian if the parents didn't live together! This is not what government meant in drafting that part of the ''Family Law Act'', of course, and so far I'm not aware of any court decisions that have addressed the problem.) | In other words, if a couple has had a child but never lived together, the parent who does not live with the child is not presumed to be a guardian of the child unless they ''regularly care'' for the child. (The curious thing about the way section 39 is written, is that ''neither'' parent is presumed to be a guardian if the parents didn't live together! This is not what the BC government meant in drafting that part of the ''Family Law Act'', of course, and so far I'm not aware of any court decisions that have addressed the problem.) | ||
A parent who isn't a guardian can become a guardian if the child's other guardians agree that the parent should be a guardian. If the parents can't agree on this, then the parent who isn't a guardian has three choices. They can: | A parent who isn't a guardian can become a guardian if the child's other guardians agree that the parent should be a guardian. If the parents can't agree on this, then the parent who isn't a guardian has three choices. They can: | ||
