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Use this guide to help you think about the items you would like to include in your child maintenance arrangement.
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Use this guide to help you write down your child maintenance arrangement with your child's other parent.
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Use this guide to help you plan a conversation about child maintenance with your child's other parent.
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When you can share information about your case, what you can share and what to do if someone else shares information.
Volume 1: statutory guidance about court orders and the roles of the police and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
Guidance for local authorities and schools dealing with adults who have legal rights and responsibilities for a child.
A list of solicitors accredited to deal with cases where a child is taken abroad without a parent's permission.
Information for parents whose British child has been abducted in the north of Cyprus by the other parent or a relative.
This document provides information on the uses and users of the Child Maintenance Service statistics.
This document provides background information about the separated families statistics and information on how they are compiled.
Information for parents whose British child has been abducted in Russia by the other parent or a relative.
Guidance on the different areas of the government's child maintenance compliance and arrears strategy 2018.
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