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Children and Parenting after Separation

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Child support
===Child support===
When someone other than a parent has an order that the child lives mostly with them, that person can ask that the parents or guardians of the child pay child support. The same rules about child support that apply to cases between parents and guardians apply, except that grandparents and other people can only ask for child support under the ''[[Family Law Act]]''; they cannot apply under the ''[[Divorce Act]]''.
Grandparents can also ask for financial support from the provincial government to help meet the cost of caring for any grandchildren in their care. The province of British Columbia pays grandparents who are looking after their grandchildren at the same rate as foster parents. It's not a princely sum, but it's better than a kick in the teeth.
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