Future changes planned by the government to secondary legislation relating to child maintenance, as parliamentary time allows, include:
• the paying parent’s unearned income will be taken into account in child maintenance calculations
• new powers will be introduced to expand the list of companies and organisations required to provide information to the Child Maintenance Service which will help the service trace the paying parent, calculate maintenance and enforce arrears more effectively.
If you are thinking of separating, divorcing or dissolving a civil partnership and you need advice, please call Celia or Sam on 01752 222211.