# The Child Support (Management of Payments and Arrears) Regulations 2009, Regulation 13E: Where payment is received


(1) Unless the non-resident parent fails to comply with the terms of the agreement, the Secretary of State must not take action to recover any of the arrears to which the agreement relates.
(2) Where the non-resident parent has made full payment in accordance with the agreement all remaining liability in respect of the arrears of child support maintenance to which the agreement relates is extinguished.
(3) Where the non-resident parent fails to make any payment or only makes part payment or otherwise fails to adhere to the terms of the agreement, the non-resident parent remains liable to pay the full amount of any outstanding arrears to which the agreement relates and the Secretary of State may arrange to recover any of those outstanding arrears in accordance with the 1991 Act.
(4) Nothing in these Regulations prevents the Secretary of State from entering into a new agreement with the non-resident parent in respect of any of the arrears to which the previous agreement relates provided that the new agreement complies with the requirements set out in regulation 13D.
(5) Where the Secretary of State enters into a new agreement with the non-resident parent in respect of any of the arrears to which a previous agreement related, the previous agreement ceases to have effect on the coming into effect of that new agreement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3151/regulation/13E (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-management-of-payments-and-arrears-regulations-2009/regulation-13E
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