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Family Court Act 1997
Div 7Child maintenance orders
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Division 7 — Child maintenance orders
113. What this Division does — FLA s. 66A 134
Subdivision 2 — Objects and principles
114. Objects — FLA s. 66B 135
115. Principles: parents have primary duty to maintain — FLA s. 66C 135
116. Principles: when step‑parents have duty to maintain — FLA s. 66D 136
Subdivision 3 — Relationship with Child Support (Assessment) Act
117. Child maintenance order not to be made etc. if application for administrative assessment of child support could be made — FLA s. 66E 136