18 (1) In this Part, “contact” means the time a child spends in the care of a person other than the child’s parent, whether or not the child is physically with the person during that time; (“contact”) “contact order” means an order made under section 28 respecting contact with respect to a child; (“ordonnance de contact”) “court” means the Ontario Court of Justice, the Family Court or the Superior Court of Justice; (“tribunal”) “decision-making responsibility” means responsibility for making significant decisions about a child’s well-being, including with respect to, (a)  health, (b)  education, (c)  culture, language, religion and spirituality, and (d)  significant extra-curricular activities; (“responsabilité décisionnelle”) “extra-provincial order” means an order of an extra-provincial tribunal, and includes part of an order; (“ordonnance extraprovinciale”) “extra-provincial tribunal” means a court or tribunal outside Ontario that has jurisdiction to make orders respecting decision-making responsibility, parenting time or contact with respect to a child; (“tribunal extraprovincial”) “family member” includes a member of a household of a child or of a parent, as well as a dating partner of a parent who participates in the activities of the household; (“membre de la famille”) “family violence” means any conduct by a family member towards another family member that is violent or threatening, that constitutes a pattern of coercive and controlling behaviour, or that causes the other family member to fear for their own safety or for that of another person, and, in the case of a child, includes direct or indirect exposure to such conduct; (“violence familiale”) “parenting order” means an order made under section 28 respecting decision-making responsibility or parenting time with respect to a child; (“ordonnance parentale”) “parenting time” means the time a child spends in the care of a parent of the child, whether or not the child is physically with the parent during that time; (“temps parental”) “relocation” means a change in residence of a child, or of a person who has decision-making responsibility or parenting time with respect to the child or is an applicant for a parenting order in respect of the child, that is likely to have a significant impact on the child’s relationship with, (a)  another person who has decision-making responsibility or parenting time with respect to the child or is an applicant for a parenting order in respect of the child, or (b)  a person who has contact with respect to the child under a contact order; (“déménagement”) “separation agreement” means an agreement that is a valid separation agreement under Part IV of the Family Law Act. (“accord de séparation”) 2020, c. 25, Sched. 1, s. 2. “Family violence” (2) For the purposes of the definition of “family violence” in subsection (1), the conduct need not constitute a criminal offence, and includes, (a)  physical abuse, including forced confinement but excluding the use of reasonable force to protect oneself or another person; (b)  sexual abuse; (c)  threats to kill or cause bodily harm to any person; (d)  harassment, including stalking; (e)  the failure to provide the necessaries of life; (f)  psychological abuse; (g)  financial abuse; (h)  threats to kill or harm an animal or damage property; and (i)  the killing or harming of an animal or the damaging of property. 2020, c. 25, Sched. 1, s. 2. Child (3) A reference in this Part to a child is a reference to the child while a minor. 2020, c. 25, Sched. 1, s. 2. Not material change in circumstances (4) The enactment or coming into force of any provision of Schedule 1 to the Moving Ontario Family Law Forward Act, 2020 does not in itself constitute a material change in circumstances under this Part. 2020, c. 25, Sched. 1, s. 2. References to custody, etc. (5) Unless the context requires otherwise, a reference in an Act or regulation to custody of a child, including lawful custody or legal custody of a child, includes reference to decision-making responsibility with respect to the child under this Act. 2020, c. 25, Sched. 1, s. 2. References to access, etc. (6) Unless the context requires otherwise, a reference in an Act or regulation to access to a child, including a right of access, a legal right of access, a lawful right of access or a lawful entitlement to access to a child, includes reference to parenting time or contact, as the case may be, with respect to the child under this Act. 2020, c. 25, Sched. 1, s. 2. Section amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1996, c. 25, s. 3 (2) - 31/10/1996 2001, c. 9, Sched. B, s. 4 (7, 8) - 29/06/2001 2020, c. 25, Sched. 1, s. 2 - 01/03/2021