Child Custody
Child custody is a legal term regarding guardianship which is used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent or guardian and a child in that person's care. Child custody consists of legal custody, which is the right to make decisions about the child, and physical custody, which is the right and duty to house, provide and care for the child. Married parents normally have joint legal and physical custody of their children. Decisions about child custody typically arise in proceedings involving divorce, annulment, separation, adoption or parental death. In most jurisdictions child custody is determined in accordance …
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Fraser Institute · 7 March 2024 English
In countries with higher levels of economic freedom, people are less likely to subscribe to social norms that prioritize men over women in education, the labour force and political leadership. …
biased in favor of mothers when it comes to child custody hearings then there will be a systematic misallocation …
BCLI: British Columbia Law Institute · 8 February 2024 English
The Institute gratefully acknowledges the support of the Law Foundation and the Ministry for its work. [...] 18 Should the definition of “donor” in part 3 of the Family Law …
part a response to the federal Rape Survivor Child Custody Act234 passed in 2015, which provided incentives …
National Association of Women and the Law · 22 January 2024
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, The Honourable Arif Virani, The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, The Honourable Jagmeet Singh, The Honourable Yves-François Blanchet, We write to you as feminist and equality-seeking organizations …
violence and parental alienation in Canadian child custody cases” (2020) 42:1 Journal of Social Welfare …
National Association of Women and the Law · 22 January 2024
Trop souvent, les tribunaux et les témoins qui évaluent l’enfant considèrent que le fait de dénoncer la violence familiale ou de demander une réduction des contacts entre le père et …
violence and parental alienation in Canadian child custody cases », (2020) 42-1 Journal of Social Welfare …
Manitoba Office of the Children's Advocate · 15 January 2024 English
MHWR’s engagement process will guide the work of the department, and is aligned with the department’s mission to provide access to mental health and addictions support and treatment to improve …
low risk events closed by the team, number of child custody dispute calls addressed, and number of callers …
Manitoba Office of the Children's Advocate · 15 January 2024 English
2023 • As with intent 1, no information was provided to indicate an evaluation was conducted, or what specific data/findings were relied upon to assess the success which warranted the …
low risk events closed by the team, number of child custody dispute calls addressed, and number of callers …
Manitoba Office of the Children's Advocate · 15 January 2024 English
MHWR’s engagement process will guide the work of the department, and is aligned with the department’s mission to provide access to mental health and addictions support and treatment to improve …
low risk events closed by the team, number of child custody dispute calls addressed, and number of callers …
RSC: Royal Society of Canada · 8 December 2023 English
The Legal Context of Criminal Law 1.1 A Brief History of Canada’s Drug Laws In this section, we offer a brief history of Canada’s drug laws from the initial introduction …
travel restrictions and a negative impact on child custody. Having a criminal record also leads to ongoing …
BCCLA: BC Civil Liberties Association · 6 November 2023 English
As an organization that advocates to defend, sustain and promote civil liberties and human rights, including the protection of privacy rights, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has a …
administrative in nature than criminal proceedings, child custody proceedings are effectively adversarial proceedings …
Wilson Center Canada · 11 September 2023 English
It represents MEP’s commitment to explore the sociopolitical dynamics at play in the Islamic Republic, the role of young girls and women in mobilizing voices for change, the response of …
women the right to seek a divorce and to gain child custody; and it raised the age of marriage to 18 for … are back, albeit with a narrower mandate; and child custody is not automatically denied to the mother. Women … unilaterally divorce his wife and notify her by mail. Child custody was only granted to the mothers under strict …