Child maintenance: Calculations, variations and income (UK)
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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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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Income tax allowances for married couples
In general married couples are taxed as individuals, though a minority of older couples & civil partners may still claim a 'married couple's allowance'. Since 6 April 2015 individuals have been entitled to transfer part of their personal tax allowance to their spouse or civil partner, if neither they nor their partner are higher rate taxpayers.
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Mothers’ details on marriage certificates
This Commons Library briefing paper deals with proposed changes to marriage registration in England and Wales – moving from a paper-based system to registration in an electronic register. This would facilitate an update of the content of the marriage entry to include the details of both parents of each party to the marriage.
