4 Child support maintenance
Child Support Act 1991 (1991 c 48) | Legislation

4  Child support maintenance

(1)     A person who is, in relation to any qualifying child or any qualifying children, either the person with care or the absent parent [non-resident parent] may apply to the [Secretary of State] for a maintenance assessment [maintenance calculation] to be made under this Act with respect to that child, or any of those children.

(2)     Where a maintenance assessment [maintenance calculation] has been made in response to an application under this section the [Secretary of State] may, if the person with care . . . applies to [the Secretary of State] under this subsection, arrange for—

(a)     the collection of the child support maintenance payable in accordance with the assessment [calculation];

(b)     the enforcement of the obligation to pay child support maintenance in accordance with the assessment [calculation].

[(2A)     The [Secretary of State] may only make arrangements under subsection (2)(a) if—

(a)     the non-resident parent agrees to the arrangements, or

(b)     the [Secretary of State] is satisfied that without the arrangements child support maintenance is unlikely to be paid in accordance with the calculation.]

(3)     Where an application under subsection (2) for the enforcement of the obligation mentioned

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