Heads our family law team and an accredited specialist in family law, child law and mediation
PartnerLisa Girdwood
Leads the Highland & Islands family team as an accredited specialist in all aspects of family law
PartnerSarah Lilley
More than 30 years of experience in family law
PartnerShaun George
Even when separated or divorced, most parents will continue to have an obligation to provide financial support for their children and to cover certain costs.
Financial support for children can fall into several categories: maintenance for a child's day to day living, nursery costs, school fees, before and after school care and the costs of clothes and activities.
In the UK, how and if child maintenance should be paid by one parent to the other is largely governed by the Child Maintenance Service (previously known as the Child Support Agency).
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Legal 500 UK 2021
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Legal 500 UK 2021
Parents are encouraged to agree the arrangements to be put in place to maintain a child and to pay for other costs. In our experience, parents benefit from those arrangements being set out in writing in clear terms.
Our divorce lawyers and family law solicitors can advise on everything from the appropriate level of child maintenance to be paid; possible circumstance where variations to child maintenance apply; a more creative approach to child maintenance; the implications of the costs associated with parents travelling to see children; distribution of the liability for school fees and the implications of one parent living abroad.
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Chambers UK 2021
Separating or Divorcing with Children
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