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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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    NSW Protecting Children

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    QLD Step children share in property?

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    QLD Best way to leave share of house to children?

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    NSW belated property settlement.

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    VIC IVO allegations

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    VIC Children estranged from father & fathers family

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