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Take all income into account when calculating for Child Maintenance payments

Closed 82 signatures

What the petition asks

Take all income into account, including dividend payments for self-employed, when calculating child maintenance payments through the CMS from non-residential parents. The current tax loop hold of payment through dividends is depriving children of income by not being included for CMS payments.
When couples split up, they can select to calculate child maintenance payments privately, or to use the government's Child Maintenance Service (CMS). I ask that all forms of income are taken into account, including dividend payments for the self-employed, when calculating child maintenance payments through the CMS from non-residential parents. The current tax loop hold of payment through dividends is depriving children of income by not being included for CMS payments.

Timeline

28 Mar 2018 Petition opened for signatures
28 Sep 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 82
Status Closed
Opened 28 Mar 2018
Closed 28 Sep 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.