Child Support Act 1995

  1. Introductory Text

  2. Application for a departure direction

    1. 1.Applications for departure directions

    2. 2.Preliminary consideration

    3. 3.Imposition of a regular payments condition

    4. 4.Determination of applications

    5. 5.Matters to be taken into account

    6. 6.Departure directions

    7. 7.Effect and duration

    8. 8.Appeals

    9. 9.Transitional provisions

  3. The child maintenance bonus

    1. 10.The child maintenance bonus

  4. Reviews of maintenance assessments etc.

    1. 11.Reviews: interim maintenance assessments

    2. 12.Reviews on change of circumstances

    3. 13.Continuation of reviews under section 18 of 1991 Act

    4. 14.Cancellation of maintenance assessments on review

    5. 15.Reviews at instigation of child support officers

  5. Appeals

    1. 16.Lapse of appeals to child support appeal tribunals

    2. 17.Determination of questions other than by Child Support Commissioners

  6. Miscellaneous

    1. 18.Deferral of right to apply for maintenance assessment

    2. 19.Non-referral of applications for maintenance assessments

    3. 20.Disputed parentage

    4. 21.Fees for scientific tests

    5. 22.Arrears of child support maintenance: alternative to interest payments

    6. 23.Repayment of overpaid child support maintenance

    7. 24.Compensation payments

    8. 25.Payment of benefit where maintenance payments collected by Secretary of State

  7. Supplemental

    1. 26.Regulations and orders

    2. 27.Interpretation

    3. 28.Financial provisions

    4. 29.Provision for Northern Ireland

    5. 30.Short title, commencement, extent etc

    1. Schedule 1

      Departure Directions.

    2. Schedule 2

      Departure Directions: The Cases and Controls.

      1. Part I The Cases.

      2. Part II Regulatory Controls.

    3. Schedule 3

      Minor and Consequential Amendments.