Originally posted by Serene
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You are left with:
Custody - which can be joint or shared. With joint you could have it setup in the model of parallel parenting.
- Joint custody
- Sole custody
- Joint custody in the model of parallel parenting (w/ specific details on how this all works.)
When it comes to access it is usually defined as:
- Shared equal access
- Majority access
- Access as defined by a schedule
The term "shared" only really comes in to play with regards to Tax Law and the FCSG (Federal Child Support Guidelines).
Some more modern judges use the term "residential schedule" and drop all other notions of "access" and "majority" to be politically correct. The term "access parent" can create unnecessary conflict and it is slowly being phased out of most Section 30 reports I have seen in the last year. OCL hasn't gotten there yet, but it is just a matter of time that orders talk about "shared equal residency".
An example can be found here:
CanLII - 2013 ONSC 5102 (CanLII)
You will see the wording from the Section 30 assessor and how the new evolving terminology for "residency" works.
Para 177, subsection II, para 4 and onwards. The justice also footnoted the terminology for "resident parent" as:
The term "resident parent" means the parent in whose care a child is at any given time.
I don't encourage anyone ever to refer to the other parent is the "visiting" or "access parent" - unless you like to create conflict and pay large legal bills.
Good Luck!
Tayken
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