Affiliation and Maintenance of Children Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
The Affiliation and Maintenance of Children Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 50 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Affiliation and Maintenance of Children Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Affiliation and Maintenance of Children Act
- S. 1Th is Act may be cited as the Affiliati on and Maintenance of Children Act. Short title
- S. 2In th is Act, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretati on
- S. 3A pplicati on by single wom an
- S. 4A pplicati on by party to void marriage
- S. 5A pplicati on by child
- S. 6E vidence to be given and corroborated
- S. 7M aintenance of affiliated child
- S. 8M aintenance of neglected child
- S. 9M aintenance of child on divorce, nullity or separati on
- S. 10T ypes of maintenance orders
- S. 11M atters f or considerati on when making maintenance order
- S. 12D urati on of maintenance order
- S. 13V ariati on or discharge of maintenance order
- S. 14P ersons to whom payments to be made
- S. 15C ustody and access
- S. 16D eclarati on of unfitness f or custody
- S. 17I nterpretati on of Part V
- S. 18R egistrati on of High Court orders
- S. 19R egistrati on of subordinate court orders
- S. 20E ffect of registrati on
- S. 21R egistrati on not to be duplicated
- S. 22E nforcement of registered order
- S. 23V ariati on of orders registered in subordinate courts
- S. 24C ancellati on of registrati on
- S. 25A ttachment of earnings orders
- S. 26O rders in proceedings under other Acts
- S. 27R estricti on of issue of other process
- S. 28V ariati on of order on applicati on of party
- S. 29V ariati on of order to correct excess of payments
- S. 30N otice to be given of variati on
- S. 31D ischarge of order on cancellati on of registrati on of related maintenance order
- S. 32O rder discharged in certa in circumstances
- S. 33L iability under orders
- S. 34P owers of court to obta in statements of earnings etc.
- S. 35P owers of courts to determine whether payments are earnings
- S. 36M iscellaneous provisions as to payments
- S. 37E arnings paid by the Government
- S. 38O ffences
- S. 39S pecial provisions f or subordinate courts
- S. 40R egulations and Rules
- S. 41E nglish Law to cease to apply
- S. 42T ransitional provisi on
- S. 43C erta in laws of Zambia to cease to apply to maintenance of children
- S. IPRELIMINARYPART I
- S. IIAFFILIATION ORDERSPART II
- S. IIIMAINTENANCE ORDERSPART III
- S. IVCUSTODY OF CHILDRENPART IV
- S. VREGISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE ORDERSPART V
- S. VIATTACHMENT OF EARNINGS ORDERSPART VI
- S. VIIMISCELLANEOUSPART VII