Phillips v Peace: 1996

The assessment of an absent parent’s liability under the Act is a mechanical one, achieved by the application of a formula. That assessment of liability does not reflect a number of potentially relevant factors, such as the availability to the absent parent of substantial capital.

Citations:

[1996] 2 FCR 237

Statutes:

Child Support Act 1991

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedSecretary of State for Work and Pensions v Kehoe CA 5-Mar-2004
The claimant had applied to the Child Support Agncy for maintenance. They failed utterly to obtain payment, and she complained now that she was denied the opportunity by the 1991 Act to take court proceedings herself.
Held: The denial of . .
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Child Support

Updated: 03 July 2022; Ref: scu.194404