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The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) Financial Investigation Unit (FIU) plays a pivotal role in ensuring that child maintenance assessments reflect the true financial circumstances of non-resident parents, but referrals to it can cause long delays and other problems.
Child maintenance where there is equal shared care following OS v DT [2025] EWFC 156 (B)
With reform of financial remedies potentially on the cards, what should be the starting points for meaningful change?
The decision in de Renee v Galbraith-Marten [2023] EWFC 141 raises some interesting questions about set aside, and whether judges can change or only clarify the law
Mostyn J’s formula is “a new starting point”, but more case law will be needed to iron out the edges
30 years on from the launch of the CSA, the UK’s child maintenance scheme is still beset with delivery issues