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title="Visit our TikTok profile"]An assessment of child maintenance remains in place for 12 months unless income has increased or decreased by at least 25%. If your income change is 25% or more, request…
How can I complain or appeal about child support issues?
We have recently launched the Shared Parenting Scotland website and are continuing to develop the content, please bear with us whilst this happens. In the meantime, if you have specific…
What is the difference between supervised and supported contact in a child contact centre?
During supervised contact a staff member to be present throughout the period of contact.nThe level at which staff members are involved in contact will vary depending on centre policy and…
How paternity can be established?
When a contact or maintenance request is made, the response is sometimes to deny paternity. DNA testing (https://www.gov.uk/get-dna-test) now provides a quick and reliable way of establishing who is the…
What proportion of parents suffer from post-natal depression?
It is estimated that at least one in ten women are affected by post-natal depression (PND) within a year of giving birth. A smaller but not insignificant proportion of fathers…
How much parental leave can a father take?
Fathers in the UK may be eligible for one or two weeks of paid paternity leave, paternity pay and shared parental leave and pay. See the government web site (https://www.gov.uk/paternity-pay-leave)…