(1) This rule applies to an application for a child maintenance order (including an order under section 66M of the Act) if:

(a)

the parties are the parent and step-parent of the child or children to whom the application relates; and

(b)

the respondent consents to, or does not oppose, the order sought.

(2) The applicant must:
(a) file with the application and Financial Statement (Form 13), an affidavit setting out the facts relied on in support of the application, including:

(i)

whether the parties are separated;

(ii)

the financial circumstances of the parties;

(iii)

the reason for seeking the order; and

(iv)

the obligations, or potential obligations, of each party for child support for any other child; and

(b)

serve a copy of the documents filed on:

(i)

any person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of each person to be served in subrule 7.04 (4) who is to be served;

(ii)

each other person who is a parent or eligible carer of the child in relation to whom the application is made; and

(iii)

any other person likely to be affected by the child maintenance order sought.

Example
The parent of a child that the step-parent has a duty to maintain and the Child Support Agency may be persons affected by the order sought.