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North Shore — Disabilities
Becsource Centre board president

mera Horton said that the suspen-

ion of the mortgage broker's
Ricence means — in a roundabout
yay —- that $30,000 carmarked
for a new library likely won't be
eceived. Now, the $100,000
Broject may have to be shelved.
“It’s a major disappointment,”
he said. “We've put a iot of vol-
inteer time and effort into hold-
g up our end, our commitment
that golf tournament, and fully

PEPE xpected $30,000.

8, North Vancouver provincial court judge

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By Anna Marie D'Angelo ;
ews Reporter dangela@nsnews.com

Mplasted school boards last month for misus-

mang the Family Relations Act.

“The purpose of the guardianship section of the Family
Meclations Act was not intended for use by school boards to facili-
te some sort of bureaucra quirement that foreign students
Mave a landed immigrant or Canadian adult as guardian,” said
Mmudee Elien Burdett.
@ Burdett spoke in court in mid-September or a day she dealt
ith no less than four applications involving parents living: Outside
Banada in their native countries who wished to voluntarily give up
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Change of guardianship
applications used to move
kids into local classrooms

Shore.

The court process is >and paves the way for the
chid involved to have a tree public education while their parents
five in another country. Parents in B.C. use this section of the
Family Relations Act to voluntari up guardianship of their

ildren after names of people izvoived in
Family Relations ¢ banned trem public zon.

Judge Burdett said the Family Relarions Act wadieates that a
judge making a guardianship order unust be aware of and give
emphasis to several factors including the health and emotional

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well being of the child dong with love and attection tor that child.
Cone of these... is the factor of the business interests of
the parents in another country,” said Burdett,
The first case before Judge Burdett involved a 15 -old boy
whose mother was selling reai estate in Hong Korg. An applica:
tion was made to have the boy live in his aunts care in
Vancouver. ‘Phe judge granted the applicanon only anal O
rcond case was adjourned after a letter (not an affidavit) was
give to the judge on behalf of Taiwanese parents. The would be
guardian talked about the hoy’s mother having to take care of her
Ul mother in Taiwan,
“There is no mention of anyune being il,” said Burdett look
ing ata letter from the parents.
The fetter described disposing of ag)
ters, said the judge.

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