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Grandparents and Extended Family Members (view source)
Revision as of 02:44, 21 May 2013
, 02:44, 21 May 2013→Rights and responsibilities of caregivers and extended family members
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Where a child winds up living mostly with a caregiver or extended family member, the caregiver or extended family member can ask for an order under the ''Family Law Act'' requiring either or both of the child's parents to pay child support. | Where a child winds up living mostly with a caregiver or extended family member, the caregiver or extended family member can ask for an order under the ''Family Law Act'' requiring either or both of the child's parents to pay child support. | ||
A child's caregivers and extended family members cannot ask for orders for spousal support from a parent under the ''Divorce Act'' or the ''Family Law Act'' because they're not spouses of the parent. For the same reason, they cannot ask for orders about the division of family property and family debt against a parent under the ''Family Law Act''. | A child's caregivers and extended family members cannot ask for orders for spousal support from a parent under the ''Divorce Act'' or the ''Family Law Act'' because they're not spouses of the parent. For the same reason, they cannot ask for orders about the division of family property and family debt against a parent under the ''Family Law Act''. Only spouses can ask for these orders. | ||
===The care of children=== | ===The care of children=== | ||