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Dads getting maintenance? My 2 sons (15 & 16) been living with me for 18 months, never had a penny off their mother, not even a token gesture AND she is still claiming the child bene ... 29 Dec 15, by marcomainman Latest 30 Dec 15 by marcomainman	Replies:3 :567	Latest by marcomainman 30 Dec 15
Do I tell her I''ve just found out my ex is now appealing against the CM he has been told to pay me. I''m so annoyed he is on holiday yet again with OW they have plenty of m ... 27 Nov 15, by sungirl Latest 07 Dec 15 by Bulldozer23	Replies:6 :545	Latest by Bulldozer23 07 Dec 15
maintenance/full time education age limit ? Hi, my husband pays maintenance for his daughter who has just turned 18. His divorce/maintenance arrangement was to pay till his daughter turned 17, or fini ... 16 May 12, by soozie1964 Latest 07 Dec 15 by Child Maintenance Options 1 2	Replies:9 :1580	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 07 Dec 15
Is Injury on Duty pension income for CMS Hi I receive a Police ill health pension which is taxable and an injury on duty element (tax free). Should the CMS use my injury on duty pensi ... 25 Nov 15, by Liz A Latest 25 Nov 15 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:2 :806	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 25 Nov 15
Child Maintenance Service removed for legal reasons - sorry ... 21 Nov 15, by ResidentParentFather Latest 22 Nov 15 by ResidentParentFather 1 2	Replies:8 :1103	Latest by ResidentParentFather 22 Nov 15
Ex not paying maintenance per court order My ex and I have a court order (from Dec 2014) which include child maintenance for our 2 children. Twice in the last few months, he has paid me £28 instead of ... 18 Nov 15, by Ch94 Latest 20 Nov 15 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:1 :682	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 20 Nov 15
full time secondary education (Again!) My court order states that I ........pay £xxx maintenance until the child reaches 18 years of age or ceases full time secondary education. He left school i ... 11 Nov 15, by Spec1 Latest 12 Nov 15 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:4 :726	Latest by WYSPECIAL 12 Nov 15
Maintenance to over18s in education (Scotland) Hi, I have two step-children, one 19, and one 18, whom are both in full time education (University). The eldest has spent a year through a solicitor tr ... 04 Oct 15, by Timing Latest 23 Oct 15 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:3 :674	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 23 Oct 15
responsibility for CM Hi, My wife walked out in August leaving me and two kids 14 & 16 both in full time education and still gets the family allowance paid into her account o ... 19 Oct 15, by andros1888 Latest 20 Oct 15 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:3 :502	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 20 Oct 15
Private pensions and CSA Hi all I am new to this site and have come to get some advice and support. I have been paying around £300 per month for the past 3 years or s ... 14 Oct 15, by walksam Latest 16 Oct 15 by Man38	Replies:4 :690	Latest by Man38 16 Oct 15
A child from a married woman. Hello, Please I need an advice about this issue. A married woman got a child for me. She claimed that she is no more with her married husband (living outsid ... 05 Oct 15, by Timothyjohn Latest 06 Oct 15 by Timothyjohn	Replies:4 :574	Latest by Timothyjohn 06 Oct 15
maintenance cover mortgage? Hi, my ex wont contribute to pay his half of the mortgage. He claims that his child maintenance pmt covers it. If I take that into consideration it means he o ... 01 Oct 15, by h2oh Latest 03 Oct 15 by jereni 1 2	Replies:8 :1203	Latest by jereni 03 Oct 15
How to find out when CM on older children finish Hi My sons father has 2 children from a previous marriage that ha pays CM for under a consent order. The eldest is about to turn 16, which has got ... 29 Sep 15, by missguided Latest 30 Sep 15 by MrsMathsisfun	Replies:4 :571	Latest by MrsMathsisfun 30 Sep 15
reduced due to other children Hi can anyone help. I have one child. Ex is now living with new partner who has two children from a previous relationship. I am aware that the father of thes ... 22 Sep 15, by modgirl Latest 24 Sep 15 by modgirl 1 2	Replies:11 :1220	Latest by modgirl 24 Sep 15
Child maintenance within consent order Hi, I am trying to agree the terms of the consent order with my stbx and I would like child maintenance to be included even though I know he can apply ... 09 Sep 15, by Ras Latest 11 Sep 15 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:3 :742	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 11 Sep 15
What on earth!! Received my award letter today for CM and I''m being told my ex earns £140 a week!!!! I know this isn''t true, I can even go on line and see his company accoun ... 08 Sep 15, by sungirl Latest 11 Sep 15 by sungirl	Replies:6 :469	Latest by sungirl 11 Sep 15
Expenses I have started a claim for cm from my ex through Customs as he had stopped paying me. They have told me they are waiting for a reply to a letter they sent him ... 02 Sep 15, by sungirl Latest 03 Sep 15 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:5 :575	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 03 Sep 15
Ex doesn''t feel he should pay anything. Help! My ex stopped paying CM 18 months ago when got made redundant, now says he feels he''s not obliged to contribute whether in work or out. I''ve had surgery this ... 19 Aug 15, by Goodtimes1 Latest 20 Aug 15 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:6 :621	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 20 Aug 15
Reducing CM for travel costs and pension payments I''m at the end of my tether with my ex-wife dumping the costs of our children on me despite earning far more than me. For example, I pay almost 2/3 of our chil ... 18 Aug 15, by JLGsDad Latest 18 Aug 15 by Fiona	Replies:1 :1085	Latest by Fiona 18 Aug 15
change in circumstance My ex and his partner have been cohabiting since our divorce; 7 years ago. They bought a house together 5 years ago. Is the increase in his household income lik ... 13 Aug 15, by Mariarty Latest 17 Aug 15 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:4 :453	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 17 Aug 15
STBX farming out the children This is probably a silly and petty question that I think I know the answer to, but here goes.....my stbx is trying to control all aspects of my life as best she ... 04 Aug 15, by HRabbit Latest 05 Aug 15 by HRabbit	Replies:4 :499	Latest by HRabbit 05 Aug 15
Diversion of income to reduce maintenance payments Just after a bit of advice. My ex has announced that he is increasing his pension contributions massively and I wondered what might constitute this being seen a ... 27 Jul 15, by annonymous1 Latest 27 Jul 15 by annonymous1	Replies:6 :2098	Latest by annonymous1 27 Jul 15
Using Child Support Solutions or similar v CSA My ex is employing Child Support Solutions to fight to not pay what he is due in child maintenance. Has anyone used them? Can you advise how useful they are an ... 24 Jul 15, by Rumbled Latest 27 Jul 15 by Rumbled	Replies:4 :474	Latest by Rumbled 27 Jul 15
CSA 12 month updates? I have been with the CSA for 12 months now and called this morning to ask that they review my ex''s income as I believe that he is earning more than when his in ... 15 Jul 15, by Rumbled Latest 16 Jul 15 by Rumbled	Replies:2 :449	Latest by Rumbled 16 Jul 15
50/50 shared care Hi, If you have 50% shared care, how would this impact CMS payments? Is there still a concept of resident parent and non-resident parent? ... 05 Jun 15, by TurboB Latest 09 Jul 15 by TurboB 1 2 3	Replies:18 :2483	Latest by TurboB 09 Jul 15
Missed payments of court order child maintenance. Hello, My ex and I divorced 7 years ago. We have twins now aged 13 who live with me. We had an agreed court order that he would pay me £250 per mont ... 27 Jun 15, by LisaW Latest 29 Jun 15 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:3 :781	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 29 Jun 15
16yr Maintenance My partner has a 16yr son, who is leaving school to do a work based apprenticeship as a brick layer. As he will receive payment starting at £100 a week and th ... 16 Jun 15, by irene04 Latest 16 Jun 15 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:1 :509	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 16 Jun 15
overpayment of CM My ex is self employed and having just collated his accounts for 14-15 has concluded that he has been over paying me for 14-15 and wants to adjust the payments ... 31 May 15, by Nancy 123 Latest 13 Jun 15 by Nancy 123 1 2	Replies:8 :1266	Latest by Nancy 123 13 Jun 15
Payment recalculation is reducing my access... I have my girls alot, 117 nights a year infact.. (Depending who you ask) I unfortunately got a pay rise, I say unfortunately as I immediately called th ... 01 Jun 15, by lostandonthesofa Latest 08 Jun 15 by stepper	Replies:3 :430	Latest by stepper 08 Jun 15
CMS and Consent order Hi I have one child and I am going to open a CMS case as my consent order is several years old and I believe I am able to do this. As part of ... 31 May 15, by spurs43 Latest 02 Jun 15 by .Charles	Replies:4 :1004	Latest by .Charles 02 Jun 15
Enforcing a consent order for child maintenance I would be grateful for any advice. I have been divorced 10 years with 1 child of that marriage. With my divorce I had a consent order for monthly payment of 15 ... 27 May 15, by pella Latest 01 Jun 15 by pella 1 2	Replies:7 :1325	Latest by pella 01 Jun 15
No Cild maintenance due! All, I have taken so much from this forum in terms of advice and General opinion that as help me significantly through the process of my ex-wife trying ... 26 May 15, by markcam	Replies:0 :523
when are the rights of women and children voided? I was wondering if someone could advice me on/ join me with tying myself up naked in front of the US embassy or publishing a book on the anatomy of american chi ... 16 May 15, by zaskia	Replies:0 :458
Not paying maintenance I have a court order which states child maintenance as a lump sum for both childeren. My son has gone to live with his dad and he is now refusing to pay any ma ... 10 May 15, by sungirl Latest 13 May 15 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:3 :631	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 13 May 15
advice please i have a court order for maintenance which was issued last year, however the situation has changed as one child has gone to live with his dad so we now have one ... 09 May 15, by sungirl Latest 13 May 15 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:3 :513	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 13 May 15
CSA court tribunal After my ex dramatically reduced his income for the last tax year I applied to the CSA to review this. Luckily we are going through the financial part of our di ... 22 Oct 14, by Mayzie Latest 11 May 15 by Mayzie 1 2	Replies:8 :1498	Latest by Mayzie 11 May 15
ATtachment of earnings and losing your job Hi - per previous posts, my husbands ex wife is pursuing him for an attachment of earnings order for child maintenance. He has applied for a variation to CM as ... 09 May 15, by Deputy Dawg Latest 10 May 15 by Gillian48	Replies:3 :811	Latest by Gillian48 10 May 15
CMS decision and contact travel arrangements I''m currently in and out of family court with my ex over access. It''s been going on for years, we''re now at the point where we''re ironing out the mechanics ... 26 Apr 15, by Girlwithabackpack Latest 26 Apr 15 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :489	Latest by WYSPECIAL 26 Apr 15
CM Court order broken Just to double check: I have a court order issued in 2008 for cm and sm (stated separately). Ex has not paid full amount of cm for last two ye ... 23 Apr 15, by Minni Latest 24 Apr 15 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:1 :529	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 24 Apr 15
How is a quarterly bonus dealt with? Have been on the CMS site but do not see this covered. Despite me paying well over my expectations for the last 12 months (I believe) my stbx has lately resorte ... 19 Apr 15, by HRabbit Latest 22 Apr 15 by WYSPECIAL 1 2	Replies:7 :1340	Latest by WYSPECIAL 22 Apr 15

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