parenting and support act

7 (1) in a child support order the court may, on a parent's request, provide for an amount to cover all or any portion of the following expenses, which expenses may be estimated, taking into account the necessity of the expense in relation to the child's best interests and the reasonableness of the expense in relation to the means of the parents

Part VII of the Family Law Act deals with children, their best interests and how the Court approaches parenting orders. There is no reference to pets within 

The ACT program is an early prevention intervention focusing on parents and caregivers of young children. The program is based on three foundational pieces of evidence from research: The early years are a critical time in development when children are learning basic skills that have long-term effects on their lives.

2A (1) Every person subject to an order respecting decision-making responsibility, parenting time, contact time or interaction in relation to a child shall exercise that responsibility, time or interaction in a manner that is consistent with the best interests of the child.

4/8 · CLAUDIA CHENDER   «   »  : Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in support of this bill and to follow on the words of my colleague from Queens-Shelburne. As we

relating to parenting decisions and child support for the Divorce Act and provincial and territorial family law. About 1.2 million separated or divorced 

The law says that parents have to look after their children financially, even if one parent doesn't see or take care of the children.

1 Section 2 of Chapter 160 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Parenting and Support Act, as amended by Chapter 3 of the Acts of 1997 (Second Session), Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2000,

Parents (or caregivers) are the first educators of their children. The support they provide affects children’s development, learning, and subsequent educational outcomes. This includes direct support to learning before and during formal education, as well as indirect facilitating of factors such as nutrition, health, and hygiene.

parent" includes the birth parent, putative foster or adoptive parent, or legal guardian or other person having care or custody ofa . child~ "functions" includes powers and duties. (2) For the purposes of this Act, references to plans and programmes concerning parenting and parenting support include

The amendments to the Parenting and Support Act, passed during the spring sitting of the legislature, provide clarity and bring the provincial legislation in line with amendments to the federal Divorce Act. The provincial changes update language, describe the duties of parents and give additional guidance and information to the courts.