Children: Maintenance
Lords · Question HL1725 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Debbonaire
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the methods used by absent parents on incomes above £156,000 to evade full and accurate assessment for child maintenance by the courts.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 15 Jul 2026
Where a parent’s gross income exceeds £156,000 a year, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) makes a maximum maintenance calculation. Any further consideration of child maintenance is a matter for the courts, which have their own mechanisms for examining th...