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Under section 39(1) of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', a parent is a guardian of their child while the parents live together, and the parents remain guardians after separation.
Separation can be extraordinarily difficult for children. In most registries of the Provincial Court, parents are required to attend the [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/divorce/family-justice/who-can-help/pas Parenting After Separation Course]. This program, which is <span class="noglossary">brief</span> and free, teaches parents how to communicate with one another after separation and how to talk to their children about separation. It is an extremely useful course, and one that I think all separating parents should take. You can find more information about this program and other issues relating to children and separation in the chapter entitled [[Children in Family Law Matters|Childrenand Parenting after Separation]], in the section [[Parenting after Separation]].
Separation is, of course, also difficult for the adults who are separating. You can find more information about the emotional dimensions of separation in the [[Separating Emotionally]] section of this chapter.