Following consultation with stakeholders the name of this statistical series has changed to «
Child maintenance arrangements made after speaking to CM Options».
Statistics on
child maintenance arrangements made after speaking to the Child Maintenance (CM) Options service.
The Child maintenance arrangements made after speaking to CM Options statistics allow people to see:
These statistics provide data on
the child maintenance arrangements made by separated parents after speaking to the CM Options service.
Child maintenance arrangements made through the Child Support Agency (CSA) will be ending by 31 December 2017.
Child maintenance arrangements made through the Child Support Agency will be ending between now and 2017.
This publication provides data on
the child maintenance arrangements made by separated parents after speaking to the CM Options service.
And
the child maintenance arrangement you make could take into account the times you regularly care for your child, as well as other types of financial support.
Not exact matches
You should also be
making arrangements to get court - ordered
child maintenance as soon as possible.
Parents will be offered help and support through this change to help them
make the
child maintenance arrangement that's right for them.
Here, you and your ex-partner decide how much
child maintenance will be paid and
make arrangements to pay it.
If you can not
make a family - based
arrangement work, you can apply to the
Child Maintenance Service who will work out the amount of child maintenance that must be
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maintenance that must be paid.
Parents will be encouraged to think about
making their own family - based
arrangement, while those who can't will be able to
make an application to the
Child Maintenance Service.
All of these names simply refer to an
arrangement that you have
made for your family without involving the statutory
child maintenance service or the courts.
An effective
child maintenance arrangement can
make a significant difference to a
child's well - being, because it can help create a more stable environment for them.
If that's not possible, you can
make a statutory
arrangement through the
Child Maintenance Service.
You might be able to use the
Child Maintenance Service to
make a new formal
arrangement instead.
This new
Child Maintenance Service will handle cases where parents can not
make their own
arrangements — but it will charge for the service.
As well as changing the
child maintenance organisational structure, the Government is also proposing a number of controversial changes to its operation, designed to encourage parents to
make their own
maintenance arrangements without resorting to a statutory collection scheme.
You
make your own decisions about your future, including property distribution, access to
children, custody and parenting time
arrangements, health insurance, and spousal
maintenance (alimony).
Cases in the previous 1993 and 2003
child maintenance schemes administered by the CSA are being closed and clients are being invited to consider
making their own family - based
arrangements or to apply to the CMS.
If you can't
make a family - based
arrangement work for you, you can
make a statutory
child maintenance arrangement.
This publication provides data on numbers and percentages of effective family - based
arrangements made by separated parents after contact with the
Child Maintenance (CM) Options service.
If you can't
make a family - based
arrangement you may be able to use the
Child Maintenance Service to
make a statutory
arrangement.
This publication provides data on numbers and percentages of effective family - based
arrangements made by separated parents after contact with the
Child Maintenance Options service.
The amount of
child maintenance will depend on the individual circumstances of you and your separated family, and the type of
child maintenance arrangement you decide to
make.
Most statutory
child maintenance arrangements can be put in place within about 6 weeks of the application being
made — much depends on the information available and the co-operation of both parties.
The
Child Maintenance Options service provides free, impartial, information and support to help you
make a family - based
arrangement.
Make sure that you don't end up without a
child maintenance arrangement for your
children.
If you can't reach agreement with the other parent and
make a
child maintenance arrangement by yourselves, the Government runs a statutory service that can arrange
child maintenance on your behalf.
Child Maintenance Options has a range of free tools to help you make a family - based arrangement, including a child maintenance calculator and a discussion guide to help you have a conversation about child mainten
Child Maintenance Options has a range of free tools to help you make a family - based arrangement, including a child maintenance calculator and a discussion guide to help you have a conversation about child m
Maintenance Options has a range of free tools to help you
make a family - based
arrangement, including a
child maintenance calculator and a discussion guide to help you have a conversation about child mainten
child maintenance calculator and a discussion guide to help you have a conversation about child m
maintenance calculator and a discussion guide to help you have a conversation about
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What's more, parents can find it easier to
make arrangements about other things once
child maintenance has been agreed — so it's often a real incentive to get the financial side of things sorted.
If you have a statutory
child maintenance arrangement, regular
child maintenance payments must be
made if a
child is:
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make the decision for you.
This table shows the differences between the
child maintenance arrangements you can
make.
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This is where parents
make arrangements for their
child without involving the courts, or the Government's statutory
child maintenance service.
Our
child maintenance calculator can give you an indication of the amount of
child maintenance you might pay or receive if you had a statutory
child maintenance arrangement (an
arrangement made through the government's
child maintenance service).
If you choose to
make a family - based
arrangement about
child maintenance, there are certain things you may want to have ready for your discussion with the other parent (see how to
make a family - based
arrangement).
If you have opened a
Child Support Agency or
Child Maintenance Service case you can close it at any time and
make your own
arrangements instead, if you decide that a family - based
arrangement is better for you and your family.
You should do everything you can to
make a
child maintenance arrangement as soon as possible, so that your
child doesn't miss out on the things they need.
You should also be
making arrangements to get court - ordered
child maintenance as soon as possible.
Making arrangements for your
children after a divorce or separation, parental rights and
child maintenance.
In
making an equitable apportionment of marital property, the family court must give weight in such proportion as it finds appropriate to all of the following factors: (1) the duration of the marriage along with the ages of the parties at the time of the marriage and at the time of the divorce; (2) marital misconduct or fault of either or both parties, if the misconduct affects or has affected the economic circumstances of the parties or contributed to the breakup of the marriage; (3) the value of the marital property and the contribution of each spouse to the acquisition, preservation, depreciation, or appreciation in value of the marital property, including the contribution of the spouse as homemaker; (4) the income of each spouse, the earning potential of each spouse, and the opportunity for future acquisition of capital assets; (5) the health, both physical and emotional, of each spouse; (6) either spouse's need for additional training or education in order to achieve that spouse's income potential; (7) the non marital property of each spouse; (8) the existence or nonexistence of vested retirement benefits for each or either spouse; (9) whether separate
maintenance or alimony has been awarded; (10) the desirability of awarding the family home as part of equitable distribution or the right to live therein for reasonable periods to the spouse having custody of any
children; (11) the tax consequences to each or either party as a result of equitable apportionment; (12) the existence and extent of any prior support obligations; (13) liens and any other encumbrances upon the marital property and any other existing debts; (14)
child custody
arrangements and obligations at the time of the entry of the order; and (15) such other relevant factors as the trial court shall expressly enumerate in its order.