Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008

The Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c 6) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was enacted to establish the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission, to amend various child support provisions, and to regulate lump-sum payments for mesothelioma victims.

Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008^[1]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	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 to or in respect of persons with diffuse mesothelioma; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2008 c 6
Introduced by	John Hutton[2]
Territorial extent	England and Wales and Scotland
Dates
Royal assent	5 June 2008[3]
Commencement	Not Yet in Force
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended