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See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use
The Child Maintenance Service usually follows 6 steps to work out the…
You can ask the Child Maintenance Service to take other income and…
The amount you pay or receive in child maintenance can change when: your…
The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk
Foster carers look after children when their parents are not able to - becoming a foster carer, money and support available, fostering agencies, foster parents
Use this calculator to work out an amount of child maintenance for your children.
You can apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child attends an independent school in the UK.
This guidance outlines options to consider and who to contact if your child has been taken or kept abroad by their other parent or a relative without your permission.
Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate
Guide for parents and legal guardians about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
Children under 10 who break the law can be given a Local Child Curfew, a Child Safety Order or can be taken into care
Parent of a Child Student visa - prepare supporting documents, apply, book and attend an appointment, what happens at the UK border
Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
This page provides country-specific guidance for British people if their child or children have been abducted abroad by a parent.
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
What happens when a child is taken into care - who is responsible for what, care proceedings, care orders, going to court and the role of Cafcass
Child Benefit if your child lives with someone else - when you can claim, multiple claims, change who gets the benefit
Your rights and the support you can get if you have a disabled child, including childcare, car costs, house adaptations and education
You can be prosecuted if your child has unauthorised absence from school - truancy, help with getting your child to school, and legal action to enforce school attendance
What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.
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