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Use this calculator to work out an amount of child maintenance for your children.
Parents who fail to pay child maintenance will face tougher sanctions faster after new laws were passed today (20/07/23) to speed up stronger enforcement action.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use
Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights
Midlands Region, Judge C Payne and Mr A McMurdo on 22 April 2022
The Justice Secretary, Alex Chalk KC, will introduce new laws which will better protect children from harm.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
DNA testing can be used in child maintenance or inheritance disputes, or applications for contact with a child or for a child to settle in the UK
Child Benefit if your child lives with someone else - when you can claim, multiple claims, change who gets the benefit
What you must do by law with a deductions from earnings order (DEO or AEO) to make child maintenance deductions from your employee's pay.
How to use the General Register Office to find birth certificates when researching your family tree and family history.
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