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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support for his or her child, as long as the child is a ''child'' as defined by s. 146 and hasn't become a spouse or withdrawn from the care of his or her parents under s 147(1).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his or her child, as long as the child in question is a ''child'' as defined by s. 146 and hasn't become a spouse or withdrawn from the care of his or her parents under s 147(1).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>
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<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(b) the child or a person acting on behalf of the child...</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(b) the child or a person acting on behalf of the child...</tt></blockquote></blockquote>


As long as the court has made an order under which the child lives mostly with a child's caregiver or extended family member, he or she can ask for an order for child support against any or all of the child's parents and guardians.
As long as the court has made an order under which the child lives mostly with a child's caregiver or extended family member, he or she can ask for an order for child support against some or all of the child's parents and guardians.


According to s. 150(1) of the act, where an order for child support is made, the amount of the support order is to be determined under the [[Child Support Guidelines]]. As a result, all of the provisions of the Guidelines apply to parents on the application of a child's caregiver or extended family member, including:
According to s. 150(1) of the act, where an order for child support is made, the amount of the support order is to be determined under the [[Child Support Guidelines]]. As a result, all of the provisions of the Guidelines apply when a child's caregiver or extended family member is asking for child support, including:


*the tables that are used to calculate the amount of child support payable,
*the tables that are used to calculate the amount of child support payable,
*the exceptions that allow child support to be paid in an amount different than the usual table amount, and
*the exceptions that allow child support to be paid in an amount different than the usual table amount, and
*the rules about the payment of children's special expenses.
*the rules about the payment of children's special expenses.
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