BILL NO. 41
(as introduced)
4th Session, 61st General Assembly
Nova Scotia
61 Elizabeth II, 2012
Grandparents' Rights Affirmation Act
The Honourable Ross Landry
Minister of Justice
First Reading: April 23, 2012
Second Reading: May 1, 2012
Third Reading: May 7, 2012 (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)
Explanatory Note
This Bill adds an explicit reference to the ability of a grandparent or other member of a child's family (other than a parent or guardian) to make an application for custody or access with the leave of the court.
An Act to Amend Chapter 160
of the Revised Statutes, 1989,
the Maintenance and Custody Act,
to Affirm Grandparents' Rights
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 This Act may be cited as the Grandparents' Rights Affirmation Act.
2 Subsection 18(2) of Chapter 160 of the Acts of 1989, the Maintenance and Custody Act , as amended by Chapter 5 of the Acts of 1990, is further amended by striking out "other person with leave of the court," and substituting "or, with leave of the court, a grandparent, other member of the child's family or another person".
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