Section 95 Child’s Right Act

Section 95 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Maintenance of a ward of Court. It is under Part X (Wardship) of the Act.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Court may make an order‐
(a) requiring either parent of a ward of court to pay to the other parent; or ,
(b) requiring either parent or both parents of a ward of court to pay to any other person having the care and control of the ward, such weekly or other periodical sums towards the maintenance and education of the ward as the Court thinks reasonable having regard to the means of the person or persons making the payment.

(2) An order under Subsection (1) of this section may require such sums as are mentioned in that subsection to continue to be paid in respect of any period but not beyond the date on which the, ward of court attains the age of majority and such order if made may provide that any sum which is payable for the benefit of that ward, having regard to the age of the child, be paid directly to that ward.

(3) No order shall be made under Subsection (1) (a) of this section, and no liability under order made under this section, shall ace, at a time when the parent of the ward. of court or former ward of court as the case may be, are residing together and If they so reside for a period of three months after an order has been made, the order shall cease to have effect.

(4) The Court shall have power, from time to time, by an order under this section, to vary discharge any previous order made under this section,