History of Child Support

Explore the historical development of child support laws and how they've evolved to protect children. Understand the social and legal context shaping modern child support.

Child Support Aims and Objectives

Both the Child Support Agency (CSA) and Child Maintenance Service (CMS) have one main objective which is to promote responsible parenting, after separation o...

Child Support News/Blog

Dodgy CSA Finances for 2nd Year Running 15th May 2012 Once again the Auditor General has refused to sign off the accounts of the Child maintenance and enforc...

How Do Child Support Agencies Work?

Child support agencies collect information from parents and employers and assess how much child maintenance a non resident parent should pay the parent who l...

The EU and Common Child Support Laws

Although the Child Maintenance Service is readily able to calculate and distribute child maintenance to parents with care within the UK, problems arise when...

The Reform of the CSA

The Child Support Agency (CSA) was established in 1993, as a direct result of the Child Support Act 1991. Its aim was to provide a competent and effective me...

Why Child Maintenance and Enforcement is Necessary

The Child Maintenance Enforcement Commission (CMEC) is a non-departmental Public Body that was established to take charge of the payment of child maintenance...

Why Child Support Was Introduced

The Child Support Agency (also known as CSA) was launched in the UK in 1993. This UK Government Executive Agency is responsible for implementing the Child Su...