Publisher's Synopsis
Jacobs Child Support provides readers with a comprehensive set of the legislation that comprises the child support scheme, together with detailed commentary. This new edition incorporates all legislation applicable to the new child support scheme, in effect since March 2003. In addition, it examines the latest developments in decisions by the courts and the commissioners, providing essential guidance on how the scheme is operating in practice. It also provides the latest commentary on the old 1999 scheme for those cases that are still following this route. Written by a Social Security Commissioner with access to the most valuable materials in this field, it provides the depth of commentary needed to guide users through this complex area of law. * Contains all legislation governing the new child support scheme * Annotated commentary provides the most in-depth guide available to this legislation * Examines court and commissioner decisions * Includes a table of updated commissioners' decisions and SI Statutes * Also covers the 1999 scheme which remains in force on a transitional basis.
