"Children First" & Sharing of Care: Problems with the proposed formula, and a revised proposal

by Barry Pearson

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"Children First" & Sharing of Care:

Problems with the proposed formula, and a revised proposal

by Barry Pearson

3rd August 1998

"Children First" was the consultation paper for CSA Reform. ("PWC" = parent with care. "NRP" = non-resident parent.)

Commentary in 2002

Contents   Summary   Description     Reminder of the Green Paper formula     Revised proposal for sharing of care     Rejected alternatives     Precedents     The "simplicity" argument   Related comments     Terminology     Avoiding significant "steps"   Examples     Example 1: The anomaly where sharing is nearly equal     Example 2: Problems for a low-income NRP trying to pay for sharing of care     Example 3: Encouragement to commit benefit fraud References   Downloads (to obtain this paper in Word or Acrobat format)   "Children First" Green Paper for CSA Reform (July 1998)

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