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Section 66H — Family Law Act 1975: Approach to be taken in proceedings for child maintenance order
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In proceedings for the making of a child maintenance order in relation to a child, the court must: (a) consider the financial support necessary for the maintenance of the child (this is expanded on in section 66J); and (b) determine the financial contribution, or respective financial contributions, towards the financial support necessary for the maintenance of the child, that should be made by a party, or by parties, to the proceedings (this is expanded on in section 66K).
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