The current Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is not fit for purpose, and must be investigated for fraud, predatory and dishonest behaviour – and aiding and abetting vexatious litigation. There is no consistency, no transparency and absolutely no accountability.
The CMS should:
Be not for profit
Use current, live, variable, accurate NET income figures
Payments should be capped at £7 per week for equality – anything over this should be voluntary
Encourage 50/50 contact
Not be facilitated as a weapon
Not take advantage of conflict between parents
Not be payable whilst one parent is actively stopping the other parent seeing their child
Not be payable whilst child contact is the subject of family court
Where the resident parent is not allowing 50/50 contact & the non-resident parent is wanting and able to facilitate 50/50 contact, cases should be immediately closed.
Legal fees for child contact should be a deductible expense