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*Children who live at home with both parents cannot apply for child support. | *Children who live at home with both parents cannot apply for child support. | ||
*A child who brings a claim for child support must qualify as a ''child'' within the meaning of s. 146 of the ''Family Law Act''. | *A child who brings a claim for child support must qualify as a ''child'' within the meaning of s. 146 of the ''Family Law Act''. | ||
*Children who have left home and live with neither parent will have to establish financial need before the court will make a child support order. The court will not make the order automatically. | *Children who have left home and live with neither parent will have to establish financial need before the court will make a child support order. The court will not make the order automatically, and may not make the order at all if it decides that the child left home voluntarily. | ||
*Adult children will also have to show financial need before the court will make a support order. | *Adult children will also have to show financial need before the court will make a support order. | ||
If you are a child thinking of making a claim for child support, you really should speak to a lawyer. This area of the law is not straightforward at all. | If you are a child thinking of making a claim for child support, you really should speak to a lawyer. This area of the law is not straightforward at all. | ||
==Resources and links== | ==Resources and links== | ||
