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→Qualifying for child support
*Child support can be paid for the same child by more than one parent, guardian, and stepparent.
*A duty to pay child support can end before a child turns 19, if the child becomes a spouse or has left home and is supporting themself.
*Child support can be paid after a child turns 19 if the child is unable to withdraw from the care of their parents because of illness, disability, a reasonable delay in finishing high school, or attendance at a post-secondary school.
On that last point, the factors a court will think about in deciding whether a child's academic career continues to qualify the child for support are the same factors the court will think about under the [[{{PAGENAME}}#The Divorce Act |''Divorce Act'']], discussed above.