Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008
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The Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 is a UK law that reformed the child support system and related financial arrangements, including provisions for child maintenance and compensation schemes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11864957 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Context triple: [Child Support Act 1991, hasBeenAmendedBy, Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008]
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A.
Family Justice Act 2014
The Family Justice Act 2014 is a Singaporean statute that restructured and modernized the family justice system, creating a specialized framework and courts to handle family-related legal matters more effectively.
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B.
Child Support Act 1991
The Child Support Act 1991 is a UK law that established the modern statutory system for assessing, collecting, and enforcing child maintenance from non-resident parents.
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C.
Family Proceedings Act 1980
The Family Proceedings Act 1980 is a key New Zealand statute that governs family law matters such as separation, divorce, guardianship, and related court procedures.
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D.
Child Maintenance Service
The Child Maintenance Service is a UK government body that calculates, collects, and enforces financial support payments from non-resident parents to help with the costs of raising their children.
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E.
Children Act 2004
The Children Act 2004 is a key piece of UK legislation that reformed children’s services and safeguarding arrangements in England, promoting inter-agency cooperation and the welfare of children.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Target entity description: The Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 is a UK law that reformed the child support system and related financial arrangements, including provisions for child maintenance and compensation schemes.
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A.
Family Justice Act 2014
The Family Justice Act 2014 is a Singaporean statute that restructured and modernized the family justice system, creating a specialized framework and courts to handle family-related legal matters more effectively.
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B.
Child Support Act 1991
The Child Support Act 1991 is a UK law that established the modern statutory system for assessing, collecting, and enforcing child maintenance from non-resident parents.
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C.
Family Proceedings Act 1980
The Family Proceedings Act 1980 is a key New Zealand statute that governs family law matters such as separation, divorce, guardianship, and related court procedures.
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D.
Child Maintenance Service
The Child Maintenance Service is a UK government body that calculates, collects, and enforces financial support payments from non-resident parents to help with the costs of raising their children.
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E.
Children Act 2004
The Children Act 2004 is a key piece of UK legislation that reformed children’s services and safeguarding arrangements in England, promoting inter-agency cooperation and the welfare of children.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| amends |
Child Support Act 1991
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Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 ⓘ |
| citation | 2008 c. 6 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBody |
Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
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linked to:
Child Support Agency
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| establishes |
Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
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linked to:
Child Support Agency
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| givesPower |
to make regulations about child maintenance calculation
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to make regulations about child maintenance collection ⓘ to make regulations about child maintenance enforcement ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legislature |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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linked to:
British Parliament
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| longTitle | An Act to establish the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission; to amend the law relating to child support; to make provision about lump sum payments for mesothelioma; and for connected purposes. ⓘ |
| part |
Part 1 – The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
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Part 2 – Child Support ⓘ Part 3 – Lump Sum Payments ⓘ Part 4 – General ⓘ |
| policyArea |
compensation schemes
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family law ⓘ welfare reform ⓘ |
| providesFor |
a scheme of lump sum payments for people with diffuse mesothelioma
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administrative liability orders for child maintenance arrears ⓘ deductions from earnings orders ⓘ disqualification from holding a driving licence for non-payment of child maintenance ⓘ disqualification from holding a passport for non-payment of child maintenance ⓘ information-gathering powers to trace non-resident parents ⓘ lump sum deduction orders from bank accounts ⓘ lump sum payments to certain dependants of people who died from diffuse mesothelioma ⓘ regular deduction orders from bank accounts ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide for lump sum payments to individuals with diffuse mesothelioma
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to reform the child maintenance system in the United Kingdom ⓘ to strengthen enforcement powers for child maintenance ⓘ |
| regionOfApplication |
England
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Child Maintenance Service ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2008-06-05 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
child maintenance
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child support ⓘ compensation for mesothelioma ⓘ enforcement of child maintenance ⓘ social security and welfare ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislation | public general Act ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 2008 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 Description of subject: The Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 is a UK law that reformed the child support system and related financial arrangements, including provisions for child maintenance and compensation schemes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008
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shortTitle
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Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008
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