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title="Visit our TikTok profile"]Despite recent concerns about MMR vaccination, there now seems to be widespread agreement that the routine childhood vaccinations are very worthwhile. The onus is on the parent who refuses a…
How can I prove equal care to the CMS?
If day-to-day care of children is shared equally between parents then neither parent is treated as “non-resident” and so there is no liability for child support to be paid. The…
When do I stop paying maintenance for my child?
A maintenance calculation stops when a child aged 16 or over leaves non-advanced education or becomes too old to be counted as a child. Non-advanced education is up to Higher,…
How does family law work in England and Wales?
This handbook (https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/handbook-on-family-law-cross-border-uk-cases.pdf) was prepared to describe how public and private family law cases are handled in England, Wales and Scotland. It’s a useful guide to the different systems, although…
How does the Child Maintenance Service decide on equal shared care?
When both parents are looking after their children for equal amounts of time neither of them should be assessed by the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to pay maintenance. Equal care…
What are Child Maintenance payments supposed to cover?
On the child maintenance front, payments are made based on an overall assessment of how much needs to be contributed by the paying parent, rather than for specific purposes.nnThe person…