# Child Support Act 1991, Section 55: Meaning of “child”.

Extent: E+W+S

(1) In this Act, “child” means (subject to subsection (2)) a person who—
(a) has not attained the age of 16, or
(b) has not attained the age of 20 and satisfies such conditions as may be prescribed.
(2) A person who is or has been party to a marriage or civil partnership is not a child for the purposes of this Act.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), “marriage” and “civil partnership” include a void marriage and a void civil partnership respectively.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/48/section/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-act-1991/section-55
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