The Law as far as maintenance of the child is concerned has two main features:

1. Both parents are responsible
2. The responsibility depends on their abilitiy (financial ability).

Other points that are relevant and may be noted are:

1. The minor child has from each of his parents, whether they are living together or not, a personal and independent right of maintenance.
2. This obligation for the parents is alive till the child reaches 18 years old and may be continued in in cases of incapacity or handicap or for education reasons.
3. A parent who has the care of the child may count any money disposed during the exercise of the care and alternatively the parent against whom a maintenance application has been filed may claim contribution from the other.