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(1) A Family Tribunal may award maintenance to the mother of a child whether married to the father or not where the father has been identified, and the maintenance shall include the following:

(a) medical expenses for the duration of her pregnancy, delivery or death of the child;

(b) a periodic allowance for the maintenance of the mother during her period of pregnancy and for a further period of nine months after the delivery of the child; and

(c) the payment of a reasonable sum to be determined by the Family Tribunal for the continued education of the mother if she is a child herself.

(2) A Family Tribunal may order a periodic payment or lump sum payment for the maintenance of a child and the earnings or property of the person liable may be attached.

(3) The attachment order should be applicable in all cases of failure to pay maintenance.

(4) When considering an application for maintenance, a Family Tribunal may make a maintenance order which it considers reasonable for any child in the household.

(5) A Family Tribunal may make an order for arrears of maintenance against any person liable to pay the maintenance.