Jurisdiction

I144 Jurisdiction.

1

F1The Secretary of State shall have jurisdiction to make a maintenance assessment with respect to a person who is—

a

a person with care;

b

an absent parent; or

c

a qualifying child,

only if that person is habitually resident in the United Kingdom.

2

Where the person with care is not an individual, subsection (1) shall have effect as if paragraph (a) were omitted.

3

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the cancellation of any maintenance assessment where—

a

the person with care, absent parent or qualifying child with respect to whom it was made ceases to be habitually resident in the United Kingdom;

b

in a case falling within subsection (2), the absent parent or qualifying child with respect to whom it was made ceases to be habitually resident in the United Kingdom; or

c

in such circumstances as may be prescribed, a maintenance order of a prescribed kind is made with respect to any qualifying child with respect to whom the maintenance assessment was made.