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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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    SA Binding Child Support Agreement – non-periodic payments.

    Where an agreement cannot be made through BCSA (where pre-agreement in writing is required) because parties cannot agree – which ‘Court’ can this be taken for securing an outcome? Is it Family Court or come other court. Is the test “best interest of the children’.. Dispute is over high school...
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    Child Support - Delegation of a parents care

    Can one parent delegate their care responsibility without a written agreement from both parents? I cannot find any legislation that states delegation of care is acceptable, but I have had conflicting information from CSA as to whether care can be delegated or not. Any help or link to relevant...
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    NSW Child support 2007-2015

    When I separated from my ex we were living in UK & my children & I moved back to Australia.My ex remained in the UK & was working for an investment bank as a risk analyst & had started receiving a substantial income. For the first year due to the divorce settlement his income was about $800000...
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    QLD Contravention order- manipulated ( withold child)

    Hi, I have court order since Sep. 2021. 50% parental responsibility, half of school holiday, and have child on alternative weekend. First incident: Court order said odd year father has first school holiday and change over occurr on Sunday for December long holiday. (First week of school...
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    QLD Potential Case against QLD Gov Dept of Children, Youth Justice for Child Trauma

    Hi All, I have a strange request - I want to sue the Qld Gov Dept of Children, Youth Justice for trauma caused to my 3yr old by a juvenile that was under their care. My daughter has shown symptoms of psychological trauma from the car being stolen, her mum being threatened with a hammer and...
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    Child protection QLD

    I have 2 kids to my ex partner we were together for 7 years. Towards the end of our relationship she gave birth to our second child but our relationship was unfortunately already deteriorating. I found out she was seeing someone on the side which was enough for me to move out temporarily and...
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    VIC Child passport when father isn’t Australian citizen

    Hi. I am trying to obtain a passport for my daughter. We have a history of family violence and our intervention order expired one month ago after 2 years. I was unable to renew the intervention order as the court said since he hasn’t done anything wrong ( not hit us ) for a while they won’t...
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    VIC Child care agreement breach by mother having the custody

    Hello, Legal experts out there. I humbly request guidance in the case of one parent getting rigid to change the child care agreement according to her way in Victoria. Please help as it is causing unnecessary stress. As per the family court agreement settled two years ago and being followed...
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    QLD Age to inherit in will.

    Can you state a certain age for a beneficiary to receive money from a will for 1 child and not state the same age for the other without explanation in will? My children's grand mother states age 25 for my daughter and 30 for my son. She does not state the reason why. Can we challege this? I...
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    QLD OP not let child attend to school to interfere change over.

    I have court order said to do change over at school during school term. And child's mother already interfere change over by not let kid to go to school. She claimed child is sick but when we pick him up from her place that child was not sick and he pretended few caugh then he was fine.I believe...