Assumption as to number of nights of shared careN.I.
46.—(1) This regulation applies where the Department is required to make a determination under regulation 45 for the purposes of a calculation decision.
(2) If it appears to the Department that—
(a)the parties agree in principle that the care of a qualifying child is to be shared during the period mentioned in regulation 45(2) or (3); but
(b)there is insufficient evidence to make that determination on the basis set out in regulation 45(4) (for example because the parties have not yet agreed the pattern of frequency or the evidence as to a past pattern is disputed),
the Department may make the decision on the basis of an assumption that the non-resident parent is to have the care of the child overnight for one night per week.
(3) Where the Department makes a decision under paragraph (2) the assumption applies until an application is made under Article 19 for a supersession of that decision and the evidence provided is sufficient to enable a determination to be made on the basis set out in regulation 45(4).
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 46 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1