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Child support
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The courts in England only have jurisdiction to deal with child support in limited circumstances. These are broadly when the parties have agreed a figure for child support and ask the Court to embody the agreement into a Court Order, when dealing with parents who are based overseas and paid by overseas companies and when dealing with stepchildren.
The majority of cases are dealt with by the Child Support Agency and lawyers will often use the CSA rates as a guide to the appropriate amount of child maintenance that is payable in any given case. However it should always be remembered that each situation is different and there are many circumstances where the CSA rate is not appropriate.
The CSA calculates child maintenance in accordance with a set formula which has discounts and exceptions built in. In very simple terms a parent who does not live with their children can expect to pay from their net income 15% for one child, 20% for two children and 25% for three or more children subject to the discounts and exceptions referred to above.
Please contact our Matrimonial team on: tel: 01825 762281
e-mail: matrimonial@dawson-hart.co.uk
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