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Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008

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42Meaning of “child”E+W+S

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For section 55 of the Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48) substitute—

55Meaning of “child”

(1)In this Act, “child” means (subject to subsection (2)) a person who—

(a)has not attained the age of 16, or

(b)has not attained the age of 20 and satisfies such conditions as may be prescribed.

(2)A person who is or has been party to a marriage or civil partnership is not a child for the purposes of this Act.

(3)For the purposes of subsection (2), “marriage” and “civil partnership” include a void marriage and a void civil partnership respectively.

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C1S. 42 wholly in force; s. 42 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 62; s. 42 in force for certain purposes at 8.10.2012 by S.I. 2012/2523, art. 2(2)(e); s. 42 otherwise in force at 10/12/2012 by S.I. 2012/3042, art. 4(b)

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