# The Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, Regulation 10: Multiple applications

Extent: N.I.

(1) Where two or more applications for a maintenance calculation are made with respect to the same child the Department may determine which to proceed with.
(2) In making a determination under paragraph (1) an earlier application has priority over one made later.
(3) Where in relation to an application under Article 7—
(a) both parents of a qualifying child are named as non-resident parents; or
(b) it is made by both non-resident parents of a qualifying child,
the Department must proceed with the application in relation to each non-resident parent, treating it as a single application for a maintenance calculation in respect of that qualifying child.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/427/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-maintenance-calculation-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/regulation-10
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