Catalogue description Home Office: Maintenance and Affiliation Orders Files (MAF Symbol Series)

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Details of HO 398
Reference: HO 398
Title: Home Office: Maintenance and Affiliation Orders Files (MAF Symbol Series)
Description:

The Home Office General Department handled various issues relating to family life, including marriage, paternity and the maintenance of children. This series contains files relating to provision of maintenance under the system which preceded the establishment of the Child Support Agency under the Department of Health and Social Security. The files relate to the enactment and amendment of legislation, review of procedures, and negotiation of reciprocal agreements with other countries.

Date: 1954-1988
Arrangement:

Files are in order of former reference.

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: MAF
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 120 file(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2004 Home Office

Accruals: Series is accruing

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