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<p>We have no plans to change the treatment of a non-resident parent’s outgoings within
the calculation of child maintenance.</p><p>There is currently allowance made for:</p><ul><li>other
children that live in the non-resident parent’s household;</li><li>children they support
under a court order or family-based arrangement; and</li><li>for providing shared
care for any of their children.</li></ul><p>Certain additional costs can also be taken
into account - for example costs incurred in caring for a disabled child.</p><p>The
calculation of a child maintenance liability is based on a percentage of the Non-Resident
Parent’s income. This is broadly aligned with the proportion of their income a parent
would normally spend on their child if they lived with them. This gives the Non-Resident
Parent freedom to decide how to adjust their spending in light of their obligation
to their child or children, as they would do if they lived with them.</p>
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