Journal article
Smith v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: child support, the self-employed and the meaning of 'total taxable profits' - total confusion reigns
Child and Family Law Quarterly, Vol.17(2), pp.267-292
2005
Abstract
Since its inception in April 1993, the Child Support Agency has struggled to cope with its caseload.' Cases in which the non-resident parent (NRP) is self-employed have proven to be especially problematic, with difficulties arising at two of the most important stages in the child support process: assessment and enforcement. The problems in enforcing the child support liabilities of self-employed NRPs were highlighted by the Court of Appeal's decision in R (Kehoe) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in which the court held that the exclusion of the parent with care from the enforcement process did not constitute a breach of the Human Rights Act 1998…
Details
- Title
- Smith v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: child support, the self-employed and the meaning of 'total taxable profits' - total confusion reigns
- Authors/Creators
- N. Wikeley (Author/Creator)L. Young (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Child and Family Law Quarterly, Vol.17(2), pp.267-292
- Publisher
- Jordan Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005540019007891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Law
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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