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The Laws of Fiji
Last Updated: 1 December 2016

[FAM 87] Duty of step-parents87 

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(1) The step-parent of a child has, subject to this Division, the duty of maintaining a child if, and only if, a court, by order under section 93, determines that it is proper for the step-parent to have that duty.
(2) Any duty of a step-parent to maintain a stepchild—
  • (a)is a secondary duty subject to the primary duty of the parents of the child to maintain the child; and
  • (b)does not derogate from the primary duty of the parents to maintain the child.