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Difference between revisions of "Child Support"

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<blockquote><tt>"stepparent" means a person who is a spouse of the child's parent and lived with the child's parent and the child during the child's life.</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><tt>"stepparent" means a person who is a spouse of the child's parent and lived with the child's parent and the child during the child's life.</tt></blockquote>


However, s. 147 puts some really important limits on support for minor children and on when stepparents are and aren't responsible to pay child support:
However, s. 147 puts some really important limits on support for minor children, and on when stepparents are and aren't responsible to pay child support:


<blockquote><tt>(1) Each parent and guardian of a child has a duty to provide support for the child, unless the child</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><tt>(1) Each parent and guardian of a child has a duty to provide support for the child, unless the child</tt></blockquote>