44 Jurisdiction
Child Support Act 1991 (1991 c 48) | Legislation

Jurisdiction

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(1)     [The [Secretary of State]] shall have jurisdiction to make a maintenance assessment [maintenance calculation] with respect to a person who is—

(a)     a person with care;

(²ú)ÌýÌýÌýÌý an absent parent [a non-resident parent]; or

(c)     a qualifying child,

only if that person is habitually resident in the United Kingdom[, except in the case of a non-resident parent who falls within subsection (2A)].

(2)     Where

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