Application for maintenance orders is not only confined to the parents of the child. Section 66F of the Family Law Act outlines who is able to apply for orders. These parties include:
Parents of the child include biological parents, but also adoptive parents and parents of children artificially conceived.
Child maintenance orders are only available to children who were born before and whose parents separated before 1 October 1989. However, as child maintenance orders cease to exist when the child turns 18 and has finished school, child maintenance orders are no longer available, as all children born before 1 October 1989 would now be over 18 years of age.
How can Prime Lawyers help you?
If you are considering applying for maintenance orders for a child, our child support lawyers and family lawyers can assist you in completing the forms required to be submitted and can advise you of your best options to achieve the best outcome for your child.