Guidance

What happens if someone denies they are the parent of a child? – leaflet

Guidance on child maintenance cases where someone denies they are the parent of a child.

This publication was withdrawn on

Child Support Agency cases no longer exist. Find out what to do if someone denies they’re the parent of a child.

Documents

[Withdrawn] Leaflet: What happens if someone denies they are the parent of a child?

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email accessible.formats@dwp.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

This leaflet explains what happens when someone who is named as the parent of a child in a child maintenance case denies that they are the parent.

It tells you how disputes like this can affect child maintenance, how we sort them out, and what happens after we have sorted them out.

Find out more about child maintenance.

Published 1 October 2013