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Not all guardians will have the same parental responsibilities. | Not all guardians will have the same parental responsibilities. | ||
A | A list of parental responsibilities are set out in s. 41 of the ''Family Law Act'', as follows: | ||
<blockquote><tt>(a) making day-to-day decisions affecting the child and having day-to-day care, control and supervision of the child;</tt></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><tt>(b) making decisions respecting where the child will reside;</tt></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><tt>(c) making decisions respecting with whom the child will live and associate;</tt></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><tt>(d) making decisions respecting the child's education and participation in extracurricular activities, including the nature, extent and location;</tt></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><tt>(e) making decisions respecting the child's cultural, linguistic, religious and spiritual upbringing and heritage, including, if the child is an aboriginal child, the child's aboriginal identity;</tt></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><tt>(f) subject to section 17 of the Infants Act , giving, refusing or withdrawing consent to medical, dental and other health-related treatments for the child;</tt></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><tt>(g) applying for a passport, licence, permit, benefit, privilege or other thing for the child;</tt></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><tt>(h) giving, refusing or withdrawing consent for the child, if consent is required;</tt></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><tt>(i) receiving and responding to any notice that a parent or guardian is entitled or required by law to receive;</tt></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><tt>(j) requesting and receiving from third parties health, education or other information respecting the child;</tt></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><tt>(k) subject to any applicable provincial legislation,</tt></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(i) starting, defending, compromising or settling any proceeding relating to the child, and</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(ii) identifying, advancing and protecting the child's legal and financial interests;</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><tt>(l) exercising any other responsibilities reasonably necessary to nurture the child's development.</tt></blockquote> | |||
====Parenting time==== | ====Parenting time==== |