FRJ stage

Child Maintenance

James v Seymour [2023] EWHC 844 (Fam)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2023/844 Mostyn J. An appeal concerning the correct approach to the calculation of child maintenance liability in which Mostyn J adds to the ever-expanding repository of family law acronyms. The mother ('M') and father ('F') had married in

PP v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and SP [2022] UKUT 286 (AAC)

https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKUT/AAC/2022/286.html Upper Tribunal Judge Wikeley. Decision on F’s appeal. A reconsideration of a re-assessment of F’s child maintenance liability resulted in FTT ruling (in the absence of both parties): (1) that F’s unearned income was £34,191;

A Wife v A Husband [2022] EWFC 154

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2022/154.html HHJ Vincent. Consent order provided for W to receive lump sum in instalments for purpose of housing herself and the children, and spousal and child periodical payments. W relocated and sought accelerated receipt. Further consent order provided for this,

Child Maintenance Outside the Child Maintenance Service: Where Are We Now?

Child Maintenance Outside the Child Maintenance Service: Where Are We Now?

In the majority of cases child maintenance is determined exclusively by the formula prescribed by the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). In summary it is a percentage of the paying parent’s income with deductions for overnight care. But there are some exceptions where the English family court may have the

BK v (1) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2) LB [2022] UKUT 282 (AAC)

https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKUT/AAC/2022/283.html Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge Rowland. Decision on F’s application to appeal the decision of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT). F appealed a child maintenance assessment on the basis that his gross income was lower than the figure used in

Collardeau-Fuchs v Fuchs [2022] EWFC 135

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2022/135 Mostyn J. Ultra high net worth financial remedies where there there was a 2014 postnuptial agreement (a 2012 prenup modified after marriage). H was a billionaire real estate developer and parties ‘lived a billionaire lifestyle’. PNA created separate property and waiver of

VSN v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and JN [2022] UKUT 138 (Administrative Appeals Chamber)

https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKUT/AAC/2022/138.html Upper Tribunal Judge Poynter. This was an application for permission to appeal, persuasive but not binding, and published because it dealt with a novel situation: was a mirror order a “maintenance order” within the meaning of the Child Support