Category: child support

Chandler v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Another – WLR Daily

Posted November 30th, 2007 in child support, law reports by sally

Chandler v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Another [2007] EWCA Civ 1211

“Regular payments to an absent parent which came purely out of capital were not income for the purposes of calculating liability for child maintenance. They were not “any other payments or other amounts received on a periodical basis …” for the purposes of para 15 of Sch 1 of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 1992.”

WLR Daily, 30th November 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note: once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.


 

Discredited CSA finally replaced – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 7th, 2007 in child support, news by sally

“The Child Support Agency will be replaced by the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission. The Government says it will have tougher powers to force absent parents to pay for their children.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th November 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Parents waiting five years for child support – The Guardian

Posted October 15th, 2007 in child support, news by sally

“Almost 35,000 single parents have been waiting more than five years for the Child Support Agency to resolve their claims, it has emerged.”

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The Guardian, 15th October 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lawyer in CSA dispute freed from jail – The Times

Posted July 9th, 2007 in child support, news by michael

“A barrister who was jailed for refusing to pay child support was freed on unconditional bail yesterday pending a judicial review hearing. ”

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The Times, 9th July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

R (Rowley and others) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Times Law Reports

Posted July 6th, 2007 in child support, duty of care, law reports by sally

No duty of care owed over child support

R (Rowley and others) v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Court of Appeal

“The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions did not owe a common law duty of care in discharging his functions under the Child Support Act 1991”

The Times, 6th July 2007 

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication   

Landmark takes both sides as Court of Appeal rules on CSA issue – The Lawyer

Posted July 3rd, 2007 in child support, news by sally

“Landmark Chambers found itself on both the winning and losing sides of a Court of Appeal legal tussle that resulted in a ruling that the Child Support Agency (CSA) does not owe a duty of care in how maintenance payments are assessed.”

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The Lawyer, 2nd July 2007

Source: www.thelawyer.com

CSA criticised for naming parents on website – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2007 in child support, news by sally

“The Child Support Agency today ‘named and shamed’ 40 parents who were successfully prosecuted for refusing to take financial responsibility for their children.”

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The Guardian, 26th June 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Father jailed for refusing to pay child maintenance despite ex-wife’s support – The Times

Posted June 26th, 2007 in child support, news, sentencing by sally

“A lawyer was jailed yesterday for refusing to pay child support to his former wife, despite her pleas that he should not be given a custodial sentence.”

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The Times, 26th June 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

R (Rowley and others) v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – WLR Daily

Posted June 21st, 2007 in child support, duty of care, law reports by sally

R (Rowley and others) v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Resolution intervening) [2007] EWCA Civ 598

“The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions did not owe a common law duty of care to qualifying children or to those with their care in discharging his functions under the Child Support Act 1991.”

WLR Daily, 19th June 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Mother loses child maintenance battle – The Times

Posted June 19th, 2007 in child support, news by sally

“A divorced mother failed today in her legal battle with the Child Support Agency (CSA) over maintenance payments for her three children.”

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The Times, 19th June 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Child payment defaulters face credit rating penalty – The Guardian

Posted June 7th, 2007 in child support, news by sally

“Parents who refuse to pay maintenance to their families could struggle to obtain mortgages and loans, the government warned yesterday, as it published a bill to replace the troubled Child Support Agency.”

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The Guardian, 7th June 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Absent fathers face automatic fines and mandatory fees – The Times

Posted June 6th, 2007 in child support, fines, news by sally

“Errant fathers will be fined automatically if their child maintenance case ends up with the commission that replaces the Child Support Agency next year.”

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The Times, 6th June 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Single mother launches CSA test case – The Times

Posted May 9th, 2007 in child support, news by sally

“A single mother who blames the loss of her home on the incompetence of the Child Support Agency (CSA) brought a test compensation claim yesterday that could affect thousands of families.”

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The Times, 9th May 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

EU agrees to common child support laws – The Guardian

Posted April 20th, 2007 in child support, EC law, news by sally

“European Union countries agreed yesterday to bolster the rights of parents and couples trying to collect child support payments across EU borders.”

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The Guardian, 20th April 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk