Parental guidance – Law Society’s Gazette
“The vilified Child Support Agency faces abolition, but its proposed replacements could leave parents without proper legal advice.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd April 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Category: child support
Chandler v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Another – Times Law Reports
Chandler v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Another
Court of Appeal
“Regular repayments to an absent parent from a capital loan to his employer were not income for the purposes of assessment of child maintenance, although they might be caught by antiavoidance provisions in the child maintenance legislation.”
The Times, 7th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Lesbian mother hits back in row over donor’s support payments – The Guardian
“A lesbian claiming child support from her firefighter friend who donated sperm for two children has rejected his claim that he is being unfairly treated.”
The Guardian, 4th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sperm donor pays maintenance to lesbians – Daily Telegraph
“A sperm donor who helped a lesbian couple have two children is now being forced to pay thousands of pounds for their upbringing, he said.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Chandler v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Another – WLR Daily
Chandler v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Another [2007] EWCA Civ 1211
“Regular payments to an absent parent which came purely out of capital were not income for the purposes of calculating liability for child maintenance. They were not “any other payments or other amounts received on a periodical basis …” for the purposes of para 15 of Sch 1 of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 1992.”
WLR Daily, 30th November 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note: once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Discredited CSA finally replaced – Daily Telegraph
“The Child Support Agency will be replaced by the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission. The Government says it will have tougher powers to force absent parents to pay for their children.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Parents waiting five years for child support – The Guardian
“Almost 35,000 single parents have been waiting more than five years for the Child Support Agency to resolve their claims, it has emerged.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyer in CSA dispute freed from jail – The Times
“A barrister who was jailed for refusing to pay child support was freed on unconditional bail yesterday pending a judicial review hearing. ”
The Times, 9th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
R (Rowley and others) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Times Law Reports
No duty of care owed over child support
R (Rowley and others) v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Court of Appeal
“The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions did not owe a common law duty of care in discharging his functions under the Child Support Act 1991”
The Times, 6th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication
Landmark takes both sides as Court of Appeal rules on CSA issue – The Lawyer
“Landmark Chambers found itself on both the winning and losing sides of a Court of Appeal legal tussle that resulted in a ruling that the Child Support Agency (CSA) does not owe a duty of care in how maintenance payments are assessed.”
The Lawyer, 2nd July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
CSA criticised for naming parents on website – The Guardian
“The Child Support Agency today ‘named and shamed’ 40 parents who were successfully prosecuted for refusing to take financial responsibility for their children.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Father jailed for refusing to pay child maintenance despite ex-wife’s support – The Times
“A lawyer was jailed yesterday for refusing to pay child support to his former wife, despite her pleas that he should not be given a custodial sentence.”
The Times, 26th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
R (Rowley and others) v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – WLR Daily
“The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions did not owe a common law duty of care to qualifying children or to those with their care in discharging his functions under the Child Support Act 1991.”
WLR Daily, 19th June 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Mother loses child maintenance battle – The Times
“A divorced mother failed today in her legal battle with the Child Support Agency (CSA) over maintenance payments for her three children.”
The Times, 19th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Child payment defaulters face credit rating penalty – The Guardian
“Parents who refuse to pay maintenance to their families could struggle to obtain mortgages and loans, the government warned yesterday, as it published a bill to replace the troubled Child Support Agency.”
The Guardian, 7th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Absent fathers face automatic fines and mandatory fees – The Times
“Errant fathers will be fined automatically if their child maintenance case ends up with the commission that replaces the Child Support Agency next year.”
The Times, 6th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Single mother launches CSA test case – The Times
“A single mother who blames the loss of her home on the incompetence of the Child Support Agency (CSA) brought a test compensation claim yesterday that could affect thousands of families.”
The Times, 9th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
EU agrees to common child support laws – The Guardian
“European Union countries agreed yesterday to bolster the rights of parents and couples trying to collect child support payments across EU borders.”
The Guardian, 20th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
