Children's Law Reform Amendment Act (Relationship with Grandparents), 2013 Craitor, Kim DiNovo, Cheri Elliott, Christine — Bill 48 (40th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 48, 40-2

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Bill 48, Children's Law Reform Amendment Act (Relationship with Grandparents), 2013

Craitor, Kim

DiNovo, Cheri

Elliott, Christine

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Bill 48 2013

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

between a child and the child's grandparents

Note:

This Act amends the Children's Law Reform Act . For

the legislative history of the Act, see the Table of Consolidated Public

Statutes – Detailed Legislative History at www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. Subsection

21 (1) of the Children's Law Reform Act is amended

by adding "including a grandparent" after "any other person".

2. Subclause

24 (2) (a) (

i) of the Act is amended by adding "including a parent or

grandparent" after "each person".

Commencement

3. This

Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant

Governor.

Short

title

4. The

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

Amendment Act (Relationship with Grandparents), 2013 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Children's Law Reform Act .

Currently,

subsection 21 (1) of the Act provides that a parent of a child or any other

person may apply to a court for certain orders respecting custody of or access

to the child. An amendment to that subsection specifies that a grandparent may

apply for such an order.

Currently,

subclause 24 (2) (a) (

i) of the Act provides that where a court makes a

determination relating to certain applications in respect of custody of or

access to a child, the court shall consider, among other things, the love,

affection and emotional ties between the child and each person entitled to or

claiming custody of or access to the child. An amendment to that subclause

specifies that this includes a parent or grandparent.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

April 18, 2013

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills

April 18, 2013

Second Reading

Carried

April 18, 2013

Second Reading

Debate

April 9, 2013

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

April 9, 2013

Committee

Second Reading

April 18, 2013

Mr. Kim Craitor, Mrs. Christine Elliott, Ms. Cheri DiNovo, Mr. Mike Colle, Ms. Laurie Scott, Mr. Rosario Marchese, Hon. Linda Jeffrey, Mr. Rod Jackson, Mr. Ted Chudleigh

April 18, 2013

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.

Committee

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 48

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 48, 40-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p40 s2 bill 48 html
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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