Chapter 6 Self-test questions

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. Under Article 27 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1990, who is predominantly responsible for ensuring a child has an adequate standard of living?

Central Government correct incorrect

The parents correct incorrect

Local Government correct incorrect

United Nations correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements best describes the approach taken by the Child Support Act 1991 when it was first enacted?

The act encouraged individuals to make private agreements about child support correct incorrect

The act acknowledged that it was primarily the state's responsibility to make child support payments correct incorrect

The act directed the vast majority of child support cases through a central agency correct incorrect

The act provided that it was mainly mothers who should bear the bulk of child support payments correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements best describes the approach taken by the Child Maintenance and other Payments Act 2008?

The act encouraged individuals to make private agreements about child support correct incorrect

The act acknowledged that it was primarily the state's responsibility to make child support payments correct incorrect

The act directed the vast majority of child support cases through a central agency correct incorrect

The act provided that it was mainly mothers who should bear the bulk of child support payments correct incorrect

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. A qualifying child for the purposes of the Child Support Act 1991 is someone under the age of 20

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Which of the following cannot be considered as a 'person with care' for the purposes of the Child Support Act 1991? Please select all that apply.

Parents correct incorrect

Local Authorities correct incorrect

Guardians correct incorrect

Foster carer supported by the Local Authority correct incorrect

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. In the event the non-resident parent disputes paternity, which of the following will nevertheless allow a maintenance assessment to be made? Please select all that apply.

A parental order under s 54 of the HFEA 2008 correct incorrect

The refusal of the non-resident parent to take a paternity test correct incorrect

The existence of a child arrangements order in favour of the non-resident parent correct incorrect

The non-resident parent has adopted the child correct incorrect

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. Which factors is the current child maintenance formula mainly based on? Please select all that apply.

Needs of the children correct incorrect

Income of the non-resident parent correct incorrect

Income of the resident parent correct incorrect

Number of children correct incorrect

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. The income of the non-resident parent is determined through HMRC assessments

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements best describes the decision in R Kehoe v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions?

The inability to challenge how the Child Support Agency enforces maintenance payments is a breach of article 6 ECHR correct incorrect

Resident parents have no right to challenge the way the Child Support Agency enforces maintenance payments correct incorrect

Parents are primarily responsible for enforcing maintenance payments correct incorrect

It is not possible to enforce maintenance payments correct incorrect