Bill 67 explained in plain English
Children's Law Reform Amendment Act (Relationship with Grandparents), 2012
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 67 amends the Children's Law Reform Act to emphasize the importance of a child's relationship with their grandparents in custody decisions and to prevent unreasonable barriers to that relationship.
This bill, known as the Children's Law Reform Amendment Act (Relationship with Grandparents), 2012, amends the Children's Law Reform Act. It adds provisions related to the relationship between a child and their grandparents. Specifically, it clarifies the factors a court must consider when determining a child's best interests in custody matters, including the emotional ties to grandparents and a parent's willingness to facilitate contact with them. It also states that a person with custody of a child should not create unreasonable barriers to the child's relationship with their grandparents.
- Amends the Children's Law Reform Act to include provisions regarding the relationship between a child and their grandparents.
- Adds a new subsection to the Act stating that a person with custody of a child must not create or maintain unreasonable barriers to the child's relationship with their grandparents.
- Amends the Act to require courts to consider the emotional ties between a child and their grandparents when determining the best interests of the child in custody cases.
- Amends the Act to require courts to consider the willingness of a person seeking custody to facilitate contact between the child and the child's grandparents.
- Children
- Parents
- Grandparents
- Individuals seeking custody of a child
- Courts
- Individuals with custody of a child have an obligation not to create or maintain unreasonable barriers to the child's relationship with their grandparents.
- Courts must consider the emotional ties between a child and their grandparents when determining the child's best interests.
- Courts must consider a prospective custodian's willingness to facilitate contact between the child and their grandparents.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The term 'unreasonable barriers' is not defined in the provided text, leaving its interpretation open.
- The bill does not specify the process by which grandparents can seek or enforce contact if barriers are created.
Introduces new rules and considerations regarding the relationship between children and their grandparents within the context of custody and best interests determinations.
Source: Section 1 and Section 2
Adds a new subsection (2.1) that prohibits individuals with custody of a child from creating or maintaining unreasonable barriers to the child's personal relationship with their grandparents.
Source: Section 1
Amends the list of factors a court must consider when determining a child's best interests by adding 'the child's grandparents' and 'the willingness of each person applying for custody of the child to facilitate contact between the child and the child's grandparents'.
Source: Section 2
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