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Child Maintenance Options is an information and support service that gives free and impartial help to separating or separated parents in Great Britain so they can make informed choices about child maintenance. [1] The service discusses the different options available to separated and separating families regarding child maintenance.
Child maintenance is assessed on a number of factors. a non resident parent's annual gross income. the number of children that live with the non resident parent. the number of children in a family based arrangement. the number of qualifying children on the child maintenance case. shared care; the existing number of overnight stays are banded.
Child support may be ordered to be paid by one parent to another when one is a non-custodial parent and the other is a custodial parent. Similarly, child support may also be ordered to be paid by one parent to another when both parents are custodial parents (joint or shared custody) and they share the child-raising responsibilities.
In cases not concerning child support (for children below 18) or vulnerable adults, both parties may choose the law governing the maintenance, choosing from: law of nationality (of one of the parties) law of the habitual residence (of one of the parties) law applied to their property regime; law applied to their divorce or legal separation
An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to matrimonial proceedings, maintenance agreements, and declarations of legitimacy, validity of marriage and British nationality, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission. Citation: 1973 c. 18: Territorial extent England and Wales: Dates; Royal assent: 23 May 1973
Alimony, also called aliment (Scotland), maintenance (England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Canada, New Zealand), spousal support (U.S., Canada) and spouse maintenance (Australia), [1] is a legal obligation on a person to provide financial support to their spouse before or after marital separation or divorce.
The amount of maintenance is determined based on each parent's income and must be negotiated in accordance with the Maintenance Act 99 of 1998 and the Children's Act, 2005. [8] Failure to meet these obligations is a criminal offense. In the event of a divorce, interim maintenance can be obtained to support the child until the divorce is finalized.
The Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c 6) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was enacted to establish the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission , to amend various child support provisions, and to regulate lump-sum payments for mesothelioma victims.