Children's Law Reform Amendment Act (Relationship with Grandparents), 2015 Mantha, Michael — Bill 142 (41st Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 142, 41-1

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Bill 142, Children's Law Reform Amendment Act (Relationship with Grandparents), 2015

Mantha, Michael

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Bill 142 2015

Act to amend the Children's Law Reform Act with respect to the relationship

between a child and the child's grandparents

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Section

20 of the Children's Law Reform Act is amended by

adding the following subsection:

Relationship

with grandparents

(2.1) A person entitled to custody of a

child shall not create or maintain unreasonable barriers to the formation and

continuation of a personal relationship between the child and the child's

grandparents.

2. (1) Clause

24 (2) (

a) of the Act is amended by striking out "and" at the end of subclause

(ii), by adding "and" at the end of subclause (iii) and by adding the following

subclause:

(iv) the

child's grandparents;

(2) Subsection 24 (2) of the Act is amended

by adding the following clause:

(d.1) the

willingness of each person applying for custody of the child to facilitate

contact between the child and the child's grandparents, if such contact would

be appropriate in the circumstances;

Commencement

3. This

Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

4. The

short title of this Act is the Children's Law Reform

Amendment Act (Relationship with Grandparents), 2015 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Children's Law Reform Act .

Subsection

20 (2.1) is added to the Act. That subsection prohibits a person entitled to

custody of a child from creating or maintaining unreasonable barriers to the

formation and continuation of personal relationships between the child and the

child's grandparents.

Subsection

24 (2) of the Act is amended. That subsection sets out the needs and

circumstances of a child that the court must consider in determining the best

interests of the child. The Bill adds to that list the emotional ties between

the child and the child's grandparents and the willingness of each person

applying for custody of the child to facilitate contact with the child's

grandparents, if such contact would be appropriate in the circumstances.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

November 19, 2015

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on General Government

November 19, 2015

Second Reading

Carried

November 19, 2015

Second Reading

Debate

November 17, 2015

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

November 17, 2015

Committee

Second Reading

November 19, 2015

Mr. Michael Mantha, Mrs. Kathryn McGarry, Mrs. Gila Martow, Mr. Gilles Bisson, Mr. Norm Miller, Ms. Cheri DiNovo, Mr. Jim McDonell, Miss Monique Taylor

November 19, 2015

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on General Government.

Committee

Standing Committee on General Government

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 142

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Children's Law Reform Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 142, 41-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s1 bill 142 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	14955d46adac42ba9f60c7331259b0bb68bca484

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