(1) Unless subsection
(2) applies, a child maintenance order in relation to a child may be applied
for by —
(a)
either or both of the child’s parents; or
(b) the
child; or
(ba) a
grandparent of the child; or
(c) any
other person concerned with the care, welfare or development of the child.
(2) A child
maintenance order in relation to a child who is under the control or in the
care (however described), of a person under a child welfare law may only be
applied for by —
(a) the
child; or
(b) a
parent of the child who has the daily care of the child; or
(c) a
relative of the child who has the daily care of the child; or
(d) a
person who, under a child welfare law, has responsibility for the control or
care (however described) of the child.
[Section 118 amended: No. 25 of 2002 s. 57.]