sec.78Orders in respect of children

sec.78 Orders in respect of children

Where an order is made under the Act (and whether as a Provisional order or as a final order) for the maintenance of a child, the order shall set out at the foot thereof the following words:— “NOTE—Unless a Court specifically orders the extension of a maintenance order alter a child’s sixteenth birthday, an order for the maintenance of a child ceases to have effect when the child attains the age of sixteen years, or dies, or is adopted, or the person against whom the order was made dies (whichever first occurs). See sections 25 and 26 .”