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What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.
There are different rules for child maintenance if a parent lives abroad.…
How you get a child maintenance decision depends on whether the other…
You can still enforce a child maintenance decision if the other parent…
How to set up or manage a child maintenance arrangement, including what to do if a parent does not pay, how to contact the Child Maintenance Service, and signing in to your account.
Child maintenance covers how your child’s living costs will be paid when…
Your child needs to be under 16 - or under 20 if they are in approved…
You can either arrange child maintenance: privately between parents, if…
Payments can be arranged: privately between parents, if both parents agree…
Sign in to your Child Maintenance Service account to: report a change in…
If you or the other parent in your child maintenance case denies that…
There are some changes you must tell the Child Maintenance Service about…
You can contact the Child Maintenance Service through your online account.…
Make a complaint Follow the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)…
You can make a private arrangement with your child’s other parent about…
If you think that the other parent is providing incorrect information…
Child maintenance payments will end when your child leaves education or…
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.
Widowed Parent's Allowance - what you'll get, eligibility, how to claim, bereavement benefits claim form BB2.
Support for foster carers, including financial help, tax arrangements, how to make decisions for your foster child, claiming benefit while fostering, and other help.
Foster carers look after children when their parents are not able to - becoming a foster carer, money and support available, fostering agencies, foster parents
Find out how to apply to become a child's special guardian.
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Analysis of adults who were living with their parent(s) at the time of Census 2021
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