Bill 34 explained in plain English
Children's Law Reform Amendment Act (Relationship with Grandparents), 2016
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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This Act amends the Children's Law Reform Act to explicitly include grandparents in legal proceedings regarding child custody and access.
Bill 34, also known as the Children's Law Reform Amendment Act (Relationship with Grandparents), 2016, amends the Children's Law Reform Act. It allows grandparents to apply to a court for custody or access orders for a child and requires courts to consider a child's relationship with their grandparents when making custody or access decisions. The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Amends the Children's Law Reform Act to recognize the relationship between a child and their grandparents.
- Allows grandparents to apply to court for custody or access orders concerning a child.
- Requires courts to consider the relationship between a child and their grandparents when deciding on custody or access applications.
- Grandparents
- Children
- Parents
- Courts in Ontario
- Grandparents have the right to apply to court for custody or access orders.
- Courts have the obligation to consider the relationship between a child and their grandparents when making custody or access decisions.
- This Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent (December 8, 2016).
- The specific criteria or conditions under which a court would grant custody or access to a grandparent are not detailed in this text.
- The text does not specify the exact nature or extent of the 'relationship' that must be considered by the court.
This Act amends the Children's Law Reform Act to include provisions related to grandparents' rights in child custody and access cases.
Source: Various sections including Section 1 and Section 2
This subsection, which outlines who can apply to a court for a child custody or access order, is changed to specifically mention that grandparents are included in the list of people who can apply.
Source: Section 1
This subclause is amended to ensure that when a court is making a decision about custody or access, it must consider the relationship between the child and each of their parents and grandparents.
Source: Section 2
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