It was adapted from the print version, reprinted June 2000. If you are an immigrant sponsored by your husband 2. Taking Legal Action 4. Peace Bonds, Restraining Orders, and No-Contact Orders 5. What the legal words mean Custody is one parent's legal right to live with a child and give daily care to the child.
Access is the right of the other parent to visit the child.
It is also the right of the child to see that parent. You have a right to take the children with you if you leave a partner who is abusing you. Your husband or partner does not own you or the children. You have a better chance of getting legal custody if the children are with you already. Go to court to ask for a temporary custody order right away, whether or not you have the children with you.