Women’s Charter - Singapore Statutes Online

Duty to maintain child accepted as member of family

62.—(1) Where a person has accepted a child who is not his child as a member of his family, it shall be his duty to maintain that child while he remains a child, so far as the father or the mother of the child fails to do so, and the court may make such orders as may be necessary to ensure the welfare of the child:

Provided that the duty imposed by this subsection shall cease if the child is taken away by his father or mother.

(2) Any sums expended by a person maintaining that child shall be recoverable as a debt from the father or mother of the child.

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