Chartier v. Chartier, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 242

Author: Supreme Court of Canada Publisher: Canada Legal Information Institute Publication: Document Date:                  January 28, 1999 Category: Public Policy > Divorce Related Categories: Children > Child Support Children > Child Welfare Family Relations > Parent/Adult Child Relations Parenthood/Childrearing > Attachment Parenthood/Childrearing > Child support Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood Parenthood/Childrearing > Stepparenting   This court decision aims to answer one main question: can a spouse, who has assumed the role of parent to his/her partner's child, unilaterally withdraw from that role after the union has ended in divorce. Click to read this article... (HTML) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link