Child abandonment in Alberta?
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Child abandonment in Alberta?
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Does anyone know what the legal definition of abandonment is in the province of Alberta? How long can a child stay with a "babysitter" before it is considered abandonment is what I really need to know.
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kateiskate
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Well this is the most information I could find in my brief search for you. I hesitate to put this link up though because it mentions an "oriental" girl. Ugh. *shudder*
http://www.canadiancrc.com/Child_abandonment.aspx |
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MamaKate
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Hi!
Criminal Code of Canada, Section 218: "everyone who unlawfully abandons or exposes a child who is under the age of 10 years, so that its life is or is likely to be endangered, or its health is or likely to be permanently injured."
I tried looking through the Canada Justice site and running a search on "child abandonment" and I couldn't find a specific statute. There is some information contained in the Divorce Act and the Family Orders and Enforcement Act but as I said, nothing specific. Here's the link - perhaps you can find something I didn't.
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/result
Of course none of this information concerns childcare arrangements.
I think as long as people have suitable childcare arrangements for limited periods, everything in writing and keep to the agreed stipulations of the agreement, there is little that can be done to claim that someone has abandoned a child (ie Temporary Guardianship).
There are cases of children being abandoned while in the care of others and I think that becomes different situation and is generally decided on an individual basis.
You might want to check with social services and/or a legal professional. |
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Randy B
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I would put it to you that children are not like forgotten dry cleaning or a car that was parked on a side street for too long before being towed and sold off at a Crown Assets auction. The fact of the matter is, in the case you are speaking about, the child was not abandoned since it was left with a responsible adult and at no time was the child's life in danger or was it neglected.
Check out the links below. They may help. Of note is CC Sec 218 which clearly would not apply. Hope it works out well. |
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