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Sequestration (confiscation of assets) within contempt proceedings

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Drafting the terms of a financial consent order

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Where a parent is paying child maintenance and is below the Child Maintenance Service threshold so an application for a ‘top-up’ maintenance order is not possible, can an application be made under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 for the payment of nursery fees as an educational expense?

Section 8(1)–(3) of the Child Support Act 1991 (CSA 1991) provide that in any case where the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) would have jurisdiction...

Produced in partnership with Paul Infield of The 36 Group 31st Mar

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Can the applicant within proceedings as to financial provision on divorce, or under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989, seek an order that the applicant themselves pays child maintenance?

Section 21 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973) provides that financial provision is for the purpose of adjusting the financial position of...

Produced in partnership with Chris Bryden of 4 King’s Bench Walk 15th Mar

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Maintenance provision for children under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989

This Practice Note sets out the jurisdiction of the court to make a periodical payments order for a child (maintenance provision) under Schedule 1 to...

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Can a mother of a disabled child seek periodical payments under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 to cover the cost of the mortgage repayments on the family home?

Pursuant to Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989), the court has the power to make several orders on the application of a parent, guardian or...

Produced in partnership with Katherine Illsley of 4 King’s Bench Walk 13th Feb

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Where the parties are the joint owners of a property and have young children, under which legislation should proceedings be issued, the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 or Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989? What are the differences between the two?

Under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989) an order may be made for the payment of a lump sum to be made for the purpose of enabling any...

13th Feb

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In relation to potential future or ongoing proceedings under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989, one party owns a property that will be considered as part of their capital resources, but there is a possibility that the property will be sold or transferred. Can an application be made for a freezing order to prevent a future sale or transfer of the property, or to set aside any previous sale or the transfer of assets if it is thought that the sale or transfer was made in order to defeat the Schedule 1 claim, equivalent to the provisions of section 37 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973?

The provisions of section 37 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973) (and the Civil Partnership Act 2004 equivalent) apply only to proceedings...

13th Feb

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An offer has been made under Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 in full and final settlement of claims under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996, the Married Women’s Property Act 1882 and any claim for a child under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989. If accepted, will this preclude an unmarried parent from making any further claims in relation to the child?

While proceedings under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 are dealt with under the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (CPR), SI...

13th Feb

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Are there any recently reported cases in relation to an application for periodical payments under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 for the benefit of a child, where the maximum assessment for statutory maintenance under the Child Support Act 1991 has not been met, but the child has a disability for which disability living allowance is received?

By virtue of sections 8(8) and 8(9) of the Child Support Act 1991 (CSA 1991) the court retains jurisdiction to make orders for maintenance where there...

13th Feb

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Can a non-biological father be liable to pay child maintenance to the biological mother either by virtue of a calculation by the Child Maintenance Service or as a result of an application by the mother for financial provision under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989?

The starting point with regard to a calculation sought from the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) against a named parent is that the CMS will request...

Produced in partnership with Chris Bryden of 4 King’s Bench Walk 13th Feb

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Can the court make a legal services order, or an interim order for costs, on an application under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989?

Can the court make a legal services order in Schedule 1 proceedings?A legal services order may only be made in relation to proceedings under the...

13th Feb

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Which costs rules apply to applications under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989?

The usual rule as to costs under the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), SI 2010/2955, 28.3 (ie generally no order as to costs save in exceptional...

13th Feb

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Can the estate of a deceased spouse, who had been a party to divorce proceedings, make a financial remedy claim on behalf of a child? Does this depend on whether or not the decree absolute has been granted, and whether there are ongoing financial proceedings?

A claim for financial remedies is the (relatively) new nomenclature for what was previously known as ancillary relief. Such a claim allows the court...

Produced in partnership with Chris Bryden of 4 King’s Bench Walk 13th Feb

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Where there are ongoing proceedings under section 8 of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989), in relation to which a mediation information and assessment (MIAM) exemption was claimed on the basis of urgency, can a MIAM exemption be claimed on the same basis for subsequent ChA 1989, Sch 1 proceedings or will they be treated as separate proceedings?

The pre-application requirement for attendance at a mediation information and assessment meeting (MIAM) is set out in the Family Procedure Rules 2010...

13th Feb

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An order was made under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 for a property to be placed in trust for the benefit of a child and revert to the child’s parent when the child completes their education. If that parent is made bankrupt, will the trustee in bankruptcy be bound by the terms of the trust?

The decision in Mountney v Treharne provides authority for the general principle that a property adjustment order made before the presentation of the...

13th Feb

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Where an order has been made for child maintenance to be paid until the completion of secondary education, can the child subsequently make an application for maintenance if they then decide to go to university?

Where there is an order for child maintenance, whether agreed between the parties and incorporated into a consent order or ordered by the court by...

Produced in partnership with Tori Adams of 4 King’s Bench Walk 12th Feb

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A child whose parents were not married lives in this jurisdiction with one of their parents. The non-resident parent lives in a non-EU country, has never paid maintenance and refuses to do so. Can the courts in this jurisdiction make a maintenance order and what would be the procedure for such an application?

Section 4(1) of the Child Support Act 1991 (CSA 1991) provides that a person who is, in relation to any qualifying child or any qualifying children,...

Produced in partnership with Katherine Illsley of 4 King’s Bench Walk 27th Jan

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On an application for a top-up child maintenance order under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989, can the court take into account that the non-resident parent lives with their wealthy parents and has no day-to-day living costs and significant inheritance prospects?

An application can be made to the court for a 'top-up' maintenance order where a maintenance calculation has been undertaken by the Child Maintenance...

22nd Jan

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Can a parent who lives outside the UK with the child make an application under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 where the non-resident parent lives in England and Wales? What are the potential implications of Brexit on such an application?

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Produced in partnership with Marissa Allman of The 36 Group 8th Jan

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Where an unmarried parent's income does not exceed the maximum threshold for an assessment via the Child Maintenance Service, and in circumstances where the child is not disabled, would the court have jurisdiction to order periodical payments for the child to include a carer's allowance? For example, to contribute towards the primary carer's monthly rental costs?

The court has limited powers to make financial awards in cases where parents are unmarried. The significant powers contained in the Matrimonial Causes...

Produced in partnership with Chris Bryden of 4 King’s Bench Walk 8th Jan

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A father has signed a declaration of parentage, and there is no dispute as to paternity, in relation to a child where he was not married to the mother and has not met the child. The mother is the child’s carer and has made a claim under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989. If the mother were to die, could another person make a claim under Sch 1? If a guardian is appointed by the mother, will they have parental responsibility and assume the care of the child in the event of the mother’s death, or will care fall with the father if still living?

Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989) enables the court to make orders for financial provision for the benefit of a child against the other...

Produced in partnership with Chris Bryden of 4 King’s Bench Walk 8th Jan

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