conférence de la haye de droit international privé - HCCH

(c) En ce qui concerne la pension alimentaire due par les parents a leurs enfants frappes de
l'incapacité de travail et dont les ressources sont insuffisants a couvrir leur besoins - c'est
le cas général de l'art.79 du Code.
CANADA
En général, un enfant « à charge » est un enfant qui:
- N’a pas atteint l’âge de la majorité* et est toujours à la charge de ses parents ;
- A atteint l’âge de la majorité* ou plus, est à la charge d’un parent et est incapable, en
raison d’une maladie, d’invalidité ou d’une autre cause (par exemple, inscrit à temps
plein dans un programme scolaire) de subvenir à ses propres besoins.
*L’âge de la majorité au Canada varie entre 18 et 19 ans, selon la juridiction où vit l’enfant.
In general a “dependent” child is:
- under the age of majority*/ and has not withdrawn from parental care;
- at the age of majority* or over and under the charge of a parent, and unable, by reason of
illness, disability, or other cause (for example, enrolled in a full time program of
education), to support himself.
*The age of majority in Canada may be 18 or 19 years of age depending on the jurisdiction
where the child lives.
CHILE
In Chile, in order for a child to be entitled to child support, he/she must be legally recognized by
the person from whom support is claimed. This may be by matrimonial or non-matrimonial
filiation. As regards adoption, the rights between adopter and adopted and the filiation that may
be established between them are governed by the respective law.
CHINA - HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
Section 2 of MPPO defines who is a "child of the family". A child of the family in relation to the
parties to the marriage means –
(a) a child of both those parties; and
(b) any other child who has been treated by both those parties as a child of their family.
A "child", in relation to one or both parties of the marriage, includes an illegitimate child or
adopted child of one or both parties. Thus, a "child of the family" includes not only a biological
child of the parties, legitimate or otherwise, it also includes an adopted child, a stepchild living
with the parties, or any child who has been treated as a child of the family.
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