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===Time limits=== | ===Time limits=== | ||
An unmarried spouse who has a child can face a claim for child support until the child reaches the age of 19, and possibly longer. Child support is mostly about being a parent not being a spouse. | |||
However, there are three important things you need to know about claims for spousal support and claims for child support against stepparents: | |||
*A claim for child support against a spouse who is stepparent must be brought within ''one year'' of the stepparent's last contribution to the support of the child, and cannot be brought until ''after the spouses have separated''. | *A claim for child support against a spouse who is stepparent must be brought within ''one year'' of the stepparent's last contribution to the support of the child, and cannot be brought until ''after the spouses have separated''. | ||