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Changing Family Law Orders and Agreements Involving Children (view source)
Revision as of 21:04, 6 March 2021
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The courts are unlikely to change custody where the children are happy in an existing stable and secure setting. | The courts are unlikely to change custody where the children are happy in an existing stable and secure setting. | ||
<span style="color:#D2691E">'''Important changes'''</span> <br /> | |||
Under the changes to the ''Divorce Act'' that took effect on 1 March 2021, "custody" is now known as ''decision-making responsibility'' and "access" is now known as ''parenting time'', for people who are or used to be married to each other, or as ''contact'' for other people. | |||
==Changing orders and agreements about guardianship and parental responsibilities== | ==Changing orders and agreements about guardianship and parental responsibilities== | ||