This paper describes what steps the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) may take when a Non-Resident Parent (also known as a “Paying Parent”) fails to pay child maintenance on time or in full. It also provides information on the application, collection and enforcement fees charged by the CMS, and briefly summarises analysis on the effectiveness of the CMS’s enforcement and collection system. This paper relates primary to Great Britain: Section 6 describes Northern Ireland’s system.
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Marriage and Government policy (266 KB, PDF)
This debate pack provides a variety of marriage-related statistics, including the sex and age of those getting married, and marriage duration. This paper also outlines Government policies in tax and education that aim to promote marriage, as well as policies to support continuing family stability, both during and after a marriage. This is followed by reaction to these policies and an annotated bibliography of academic material exploring the role of marriage in relationships and child development.
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Marriage and Government policy (266 KB, PDF)
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This House of Commons Library briefing sets out how the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) calculates the amount of child maintenance payable under the 2012 statutory child maintenance scheme.
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This note looks at the introduction of pension sharing on divorce provisions and points to some sources of information and guidance
