Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Explanatory Notes

Act Overview

61.The Act consists of 5 Parts:

  • Part 1 – The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.

  • Part 2 – Transfer of child support functions etc to the Commission.

  • Part 3 – Child support etc.

    • Removal of compulsion for benefit claimants

    • Maintenance calculations

    • Collection and enforcement

    • Debt management powers

    • Miscellaneous

  • Part 4 – Lump sum payments: mesothelioma etc.

  • Part 5 - General

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