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Biologically, a child (plural children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The legal definition of child generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority.Child may also describe a relationship with a parent (such as sons and daughters of any age) or, metaphorically, an authority figure, or signify group membership in a clan, tribe, or religion; it can also signify being strongly affected by a specific time, place, or circumstance, as in "a child of nature" or "a child of the Sixties".

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    VIC Child Custody/Support/Parenting Plan

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    NSW Re child support

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    VIC Child support based on income estimate

    Thank you in advance for taking the time to read my query. My ex is a public servant so his income is easily available and published (base rate with no overtime). He has earned over $160k for last financial year and has just lodged an estimate of income for this financial year equating to just...
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    WA My partner is having child support coming out for 3 of his children. He left his job of 37 years and got over $20,000 lump sum for holidays owing.

    Having been paid a lump sum of $20,000 paid out for holidays bringing his total earnings for tax after leaving his job of 37 years, will this make his child support payments go higher? For next financial year as his pay has not gone up.
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    • Forum: Family Law Forum
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    QLD Inheritence and child support

    I have read similar previous answers, but they were years ago. I am re asking in case there have been changes to the system. My father is not far away from the end as he is sick. When I do inherit from him, will it affect my child support? When i google it I see different answers. Will they...
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    WA Notice of Child abuse

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    VIC Child Support - Financial Consent Orders - 10 years later

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    • child child support consent consent orders financial orders support years
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    • Forum: Family Law Forum
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    When Child Safety do not comply.

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    SA Ex wanting to see child after 10 years no contact

    A bit of background. My ex and I have not been together since our daughter was a newborn. She is now 10. When our daughter was 3 months old I was diagnosed with post-natal depression and admitted to a mother baby unit after a suicide attempt. The lead up to that had been a lot of psychological...
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    VIC Child support for temp resident

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