Law digest: Family law

Bird v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2008] EWHC 3159 (Admin), [2008] All ER (D) 250 (Dec)

Under the Child Support Act 1991, magistrates are not obliged to make a liability order if they are satisfied that payment was made by the liable person but by a method other than that notified by the Act.

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Law digest: Family law

Issue: 7352 / Categories: Features , Child law , Family

Bird v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2008] EWHC 3159 (Admin), [2008] All ER (D) 250 (Dec)

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Law digest: Family law

MOVERS & SHAKERS

HFW—Nelson Wang

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme