Subjects:

Family Law

Contents:

The background to and general principles of the Act

Procedure for obtaining maintenance calculations

How child support is calculated

Special cases

Variations

Disputes as to parentage

Revisions

Appeals and judicial review

Collection and enforcement

The role of the courts and maintenance agreements

Transitional provisions and miscellaneous matters

The Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 comes into force in April 2002. This act radically changes the child support system. This book is a detailed account of the new legislation, including subordinate legislation.;The book offers practitioners advice on the law, practice and procedure under the new regime which includes introduction of a simplified formula based entirely on the income of the non-resident parent. It contains the full text of the Act and detailed worked examples showing how the new formula operates.