Custodial parent is the minor student’s respondent

ATA/589/1995Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberOct 24, 1995Confirmed

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Omnilex summary

The dispute concerned the meaning of “respondent” for a minor student’s study allocation. The court held that the relevant respondent is the parent who has custody of the child. In the case at hand, that was the mother, even though the child lived with the father. The parent’s custodial status, not the child’s actual residence, was decisive under LEE 8(1)(a).

Omnilex headnote

LEE.8 al.1 litt.a; notion of respondent in the allocation of study aid for a minor; the respondent is the parent holding custody of the child. Actual residence of the child with the other parent does not prevail over custody for determining the respondent status. The custody criterion is decisive and excludes a purely factual residence-based approach.

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Descripteurs

ALLOCATION D'ETUDE; REPONDANT; NOTION; IP

Normes

LEE.8 al.1 litt.a

Résumé

Le répondant de l'étudiant mineur est le parent qui a la garde, en l'occurence la mère, même si l'enfant vit avec son père.

Keywords

study allocationminorcustodyrespondentparental status

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Who is the respondent of a minor student for study allocation purposes under LEE 8(1)(a)?

Extracted holding

The respondent is the parent who has custody of the minor, here the mother, even if the child lives with the father.

Extracted reasoning

The decisive criterion is custody, not actual residence. Since the mother has custody, she is the respondent within the meaning of the provision.

Custodial parent is the minor student’s respondentAI generated