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In this study unit we shall look at the people who are responsible for a
child's support, the scope of the duty of support and the enforcement and
termination of the duty of support. Finally, we shall discuss the reciprocity
of the duty of support.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After you have studied this study unit you should be able to
(1) explain that a parent, grandparent, and siblings have a duty to
support a child, but that it is unclear whether a stepparent has a duty
to support his or her stepchild
(2) explain the scope of the duty of support
(3) briefly indicate how the duty of support is enforced
(4) indicate when the duty of support ends
(5) explain that the duty of support is reciprocal
PRESCRIBED MATTER
Study
. Prescribed textbook 291±296
. Gliksman v Talekinsky in your prescribed casebook 453±456
CONTENT OF THIS STUDY UNIT
1 PERSONS WHO HAVE A DUTY OF SUPPORT IN RESPECT OF A CHILD
On pages 291±294 of your textbook it is explained who has a duty of
support in respect of a child. Ensure that you study this discussion
thoroughly.
Parents With regard to a parent's duty of support you should know, in the first
place, that a parent's duty to support his or her children exists by
operation of law (ie, ex lege), and as already mentioned above, that it is not
a component of parental authority. It is therefore not terminated when
parental authority comes to an end. In this regard you must study
Gliksman v Talekinsky on pages 453±456 of your casebook. Secondly, you
have to know when the parental duty is terminated, how the duty is
apportioned between the parents, and that one parent can recover from the
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