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Child Maintenance – An Introduction
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What is child maintenance?
Child maintenance is regular, reliable financial support that helps towards the child’s everyday living costs. The parent who does not have main day-to-day care of the child (the non-resident parent) pays child maintenance to the parent who does have main day-to-day care (the parent with care). In some cases, this person can be a grandparent or guardian.
Child Maintenance FAQ’s
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How do I set up a child maintenance agreement?
Parents can set up a child maintenance arrangement between themselves, through a private agreement. You don’t have to involve anyone else in setting up a private agreement, but if you want to you can speak to Child Maintenance Options for free, impartial information on this kind of arrangement.
A CSA arrangement
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The Child Support Agency (CSA) is the government’s statutory child maintenance service. If you feel you can’t make a private agreement work, you can ask the CSA to work out and collect child maintenance for you.
Consent Order
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There are other options for arranging child maintenance and enforcing payment, depending on where you live.
A Private Agreement Between Both Parents
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Separated and separating parents can make a private agreement about child maintenance, without using the courts or the CSA.
