# The Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, Article 3: Meaning of “child”

Extent: N.I.

(1) In this Order, “child” means (subject to paragraph (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 Order.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (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/nisi/1991/2628/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-northern-ireland-order-1991/article-3
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