Parental Responsibilities- breaking it down

Question 1

s. 41 of what act talks about parental responsibilities

Answer 1

the FLA, you can always read up on it if you need to dust up

Question 2

a ____ exercises these during parenting time (s. 42)

Answer 2

a guardian exercises parental responsibilities of making day to day decisions affecting the child and having day to day car, control and supervision of the child

Question 3

An example of making a decisions respecting where the child will reside could be?

Answer 3

deciding where the child will live, so in whose house

Question 4

examples of decisions respecting the child’s education and participating in extra curriculars could be

Answer 4

deciding about the child’s preschool/school, supplementary learning like tutoring, activities like sports, art, music, activities outside of school

Question 5

making decisions respecting the child’s cultural, linguistic, religious and spiritual upbringing and heritage, including, if the child is an aboriginal child, the child’s aboriginal identity;

Answer 5

Example #1: Deciding whether the child shall attend church, temple, Sunday school, catechism
classes or other religious instruction.
Example #2: Deciding whether the child shall attend an immersion language school or other language instruction.
Example #3: How the child shall learn about their aboriginal identity and participate in their aboriginal culture and community.

Question 6

applying for a passport, licence, permit, benefit, privilege or other thing for the child;

Answer 6

Example #1: Applying for extended health or dental insurance benefits.
Example #2: Applying for a child’s status as an Indian, Métis or Inuit or aboriginal band membership.
Example #3: Obtaining a driver’s license or tidal waters sport fishing license for a child

Question 7

receiving and responding to any notice that a parent or guardian is entitled or required by law to receive;

Answer 7

Example: Receiving any notice that a guardian is to receive as a result of a minor child being named in a will.

Question 8

requesting and receiving from third parties health, education or other information respecting the child;

Answer 8

Example #1: Requesting a copy of a child’s records from a doctor or other medical professional.
Example #2: Requesting a copy of a child’s report cards or other educational records.