66DPrinciples—when step‑parents have a duty to maintain

66D Principles—when step‑parents have a duty to maintain

(1) The step‑parent of a child has, subject to this Division, the duty of maintaining a child if, and only if, a court, by order under section 66M, determines that it is proper for the step‑parent to have that duty. (2) Any duty of a step‑parent to maintain a step‑child: (a) is a secondary duty subject to the primary duty of the parents of the child to maintain the child; and (b) does not derogate from the primary duty of the parents to maintain the child.