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====The ''Family Law Act''==== | ====The ''Family Law Act''==== | ||
The ''Family Law Act'' says, at s. 147(1), that "each parent" has a duty to provide support for his or her child, as long as the child in question is a ''child'' as defined by s. 146 and hasn't become a spouse or withdrawn from the care of his or her parents under s 147(1). Under s. 149, the court can make an order requiring a parent to pay child support to "a designated person" on the application of "a person acting on behalf of a child" | The ''Family Law Act'' says, at s. 147(1), that "each parent" has a duty to provide support for his or her child, as long as the child in question is a ''child'' as defined by s. 146 and hasn't become a spouse or withdrawn from the care of his or her parents under s 147(1). Under s. 149, the court can make an order requiring a parent to pay child support to "a designated person" on the application of "a person acting on behalf of a child:" | ||
<blockquote><tt>(1) ...on application by a person referred to in subsection (2), a court may make an order requiring a child's parent or guardian to pay child support to a designated person.</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>(1) ...on application by a person referred to in subsection (2), a court may make an order requiring a child's parent or guardian to pay child support to a designated person.</tt></blockquote> | ||
