Bill C-231
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The purpose of this enactment is to protect a child in the custody of
one parent from being required to visit the other parent, while the other
parent is serving a term of imprisonment for any offence under the
Criminal Code of which the child was the victim, or for any of certain
specified sexual offences under the Criminal Code, whoever was the
victim.
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Court access orders will be deemed to contain a provision that any
right of access by the non-custodial spouse or former spouse is
suspended while serving a term of imprisonment for such an offence,
unless the custodial spouse or former spouse consents.
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