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Supporting children
A Government discussion document on updating the child support scheme. September 2010.
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Foreword
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Background
Chapter 3 - Expenditure for raising children
Chapter 4 - Shared care
Chapter 5 - Taking both parents' income into account
Chapter 6 - A revised formula for improving the child support scheme
Chapter 7 - Automatic deduction of child support payments from salary and wages
Chapter 8 - Child support payment, penalties and debt
Chapter 9 - Other issues for consideration
Appendix 1: Legislative history of child support in New Zealand
Appendix 2: Administrative reviews
Appendix 3: Estimated expenditure for raising children in New Zealand
Appendix 4: Results of the Families Commission survey
Appendix 5: Examples of contributions under the new formula
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