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pendy · 13-03-2006, 16:10

The original idea was to save Court time and Legal Aid money by taking the award of maintenance outside the existing system. It hasn't really worked in all cases, but it can also be difficult getting a case to Court.

There are sanctions regarding mothers who ignore Court Orders regarding contact, and the Courts are becoming a lot hotter on this. Incidentally, Judges do practise in a particular area, that being the area they worked in when at the Bar. Family law Judges have all been specialist family law barristers, so they do have a good grounding.

Also, just by way of interest, there is no such thing as custody anymore. It was abolished by the Children Act. Both parents now have equal rights. Who the child lives with is known as residence, usually decided by consent, but you can get a Residence Order if necessary.

My fee note is in the post ............

13-03-2006, 16:10	#43
pendy Resting in peace Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London/Oswaldtwistle Posts: 1,123 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 910	Re: Child Support Agency The original idea was to save Court time and Legal Aid money by taking the award of maintenance outside the existing system. It hasn't really worked in all cases, but it can also be difficult getting a case to Court. There are sanctions regarding mothers who ignore Court Orders regarding contact, and the Courts are becoming a lot hotter on this. Incidentally, Judges do practise in a particular area, that being the area they worked in when at the Bar. Family law Judges have all been specialist family law barristers, so they do have a good grounding. Also, just by way of interest, there is no such thing as custody anymore. It was abolished by the Children Act. Both parents now have equal rights. Who the child lives with is known as residence, usually decided by consent, but you can get a Residence Order if necessary. My fee note is in the post ............