The Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c 6) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was enacted to establish the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission, to amend various child support provisions, and to regulate lump-sum payments for mesothelioma victims.
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“As a child I was middle-aged and cautious compared to my impulsive father.”
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“It is an injustice that an old, broken, half-dead father should enjoy alone, in a corner of his hearth, possessions that would suffice for the advancement and maintenance of many children.”
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