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Studnet and CSA Hello, My partner is currently studying full time for one year Masters degree that will finish later in Sept this year and has just received a letter ... 17 Apr 15, by shoot Latest 20 Apr 15 by shoot 1 2	Replies:8 :1062	Latest by shoot 20 Apr 15
Child Maintenance - Salary Sacrifice & Avg Nights Me and the ex have separated and currently going though divorce proceedings. Family home has been sold, all financial issues resolved and therefore we expect a ... 02 Feb 15, by Costa21 Latest 19 Apr 15 by stepper 1 2 3	Replies:14 :5113	Latest by stepper 19 Apr 15
CSA and property income I currently pay CSA for my three children. It used to be at a rate of 25% of my net pay from my Job. It is now 19% gross, which basically equates to th ... 02 Mar 15, by gfm198 Latest 02 Mar 15 by gfm198	Replies:3 :430	Latest by gfm198 02 Mar 15
Is maintenance applicable if costs shared equally? Assuming my children ages 21, 18 and 16 hald time with me and half time withex and we share allthe costs of the children equally are maintenance payments applic ... 24 Feb 15, by sweetheart50 Latest 25 Feb 15 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:5 :482	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 25 Feb 15
Calculating the correct amount and agreeing Hi I currently pay maintenance monthly based on what I worked out from the online calculator. I''ve been struggling quite a bit financially si ... 06 Feb 15, by icklacknok Latest 09 Feb 15 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:3 :528	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 09 Feb 15
Which month should CSA payments stop Hi all My son is in FTE and the course finishes in July 2016 and he will have turned 20 in March 16. My question therefore is do I stop paying when ... 01 Feb 15, by dave64 Latest 06 Feb 15 by hadenoughnow 1 2	Replies:10 :2020	Latest by hadenoughnow 06 Feb 15
What should child maintenance cover? My soon to be ex will pay me £521 a month in maintainance for three children. I work part time and am not claiming any spousal maintainance. As every penny wil ... 25 Jan 15, by Jiz Latest 28 Jan 15 by Child Maintenance Options 1 2	Replies:7 :1172	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 28 Jan 15
Court Order concern Hi, I was divorced in 2010, court order finally agreed in Oct-2011. This committed me to paying £1000 a month in child maintenance (no spousal mai ... 05 Jan 15, by jammin35 Latest 06 Jan 15 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:4 :505	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 06 Jan 15
CSA vs court order vs interest in property To make as brief as possible... -NRP agreed in court order he would pay £x maintenance. - also in court order to hold x% of interest of FMH u ... 05 Jan 15, by befree Latest 06 Jan 15 by Child Maintenance Options 1 2	Replies:7 :1060	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 06 Jan 15
Change in circumstances I''ve not been able to find an answer on government site (or any other) regarding the following: Ex has been paying through CSA for last 18 months and amoun ... 28 Dec 14, by fluffyninja Latest 30 Dec 14 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:3 :496	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 30 Dec 14
keep the house/maintenance Does anyone know if the ex has to keep his ex wife in her home shouold she be unable to and their is a cosent order in place? Would the ex be advised to not mov ... 15 Dec 14, by treaclepie Latest 17 Dec 14 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:2 :500	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 17 Dec 14
CMS direct from employer Hi Has anyone experienced the CMS going direct to an employer to collect CMS payments? Do they charge an admin fee like the 20% added if you u ... 12 Dec 14, by TurboB Latest 16 Dec 14 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:4 :651	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 16 Dec 14
Birthdays and xmas Hi all How do you all sort out xmas birthday money for your children for your ex. Its my birthday soon, the 1st since we divorced and my daughter is de ... 30 Nov 14, by Bubble22 Latest 01 Dec 14 by blondecazza	Replies:4 :422	Latest by blondecazza 01 Dec 14
REMO. Help with FORM OF AUTHORITY. Hi All, Im looking for some help with a form that REMO sent me today. Its the HAGUE CONVENTION 1973 - FORM OF AUTHORITY. I''ve stated my name, where I ... 17 Nov 14, by smartie63 Latest 18 Nov 14 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:1 :661	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 18 Nov 14
Payslips/P60 to get new Child Maintenance payment? Hi - just looking for some advice about how the changes to Child Maintenance calculations will affect us. My ex and I agreed a maintenance figure for our 2 ... 04 Nov 14, by HGR123 Latest 06 Nov 14 by MrsMathsisfun	Replies:4 :3306	Latest by MrsMathsisfun 06 Nov 14
when do you finnish paying this is what is on my court order it does not say in it what ever is last so can I take it is what is first respectively attaining the age of 18 or ceasing full ... 04 Nov 14, by keith67 Latest 05 Nov 14 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:1 :506	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 05 Nov 14
CSA and badly worded court orders I have been foolish and deluded and am a bear of no brain at all! My woes start in 2011. My ex and I stopped behaving civilly. She refused to give me a ... 29 Oct 14, by DivorceAgain Latest 30 Oct 14 by DivorceAgain	Replies:2 :427	Latest by DivorceAgain 30 Oct 14
So confused ! Can''t seem to win I''ve a real dilemma, despite contacting csa couple of years ago when problems arose with ex not paying maintenance , for the last few months we have had an inf ... 27 Oct 14, by supermum2000 Latest 28 Oct 14 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:3 :553	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 28 Oct 14
Ex-Wife threatening to sue My ex-wife and i split up in 1997. i agreed a figure to pay her monthly until a consent order was finally signed in 2002. I started paying her maintenance payme ... 14 Oct 14, by Belly1966 Latest 15 Oct 14 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:3 :523	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 15 Oct 14
Ex broken court Order and no contact with kids My divorce happened last year and financial settlement got sorted. He then assaulted me ,he was on bail ,children witnessed the incident And contact was ... 12 Oct 14, by Jaded14 Latest 14 Oct 14 by Fiona	Replies:4 :523	Latest by Fiona 14 Oct 14
court order broken Hi, I am still confused and thought I try and get an answer again on here. I have a court order dated 2006 on which it states that my ex has t ... 28 Sep 14, by bellissima Latest 30 Sep 14 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:4 :518	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 30 Sep 14
CSA v directors of limited companies After 6 months of no financial support from my ex and constant taunts saying ''go to the CSA and you will get next to nothing'' My ex told the judge in our firs ... 27 Jul 13, by Rumbled Latest 28 Sep 14 by Rumbled 1 2	Replies:10 :14.6k	Latest by Rumbled 28 Sep 14
I can''t Believe That Me and my wife split up, going through separation.First of all she has applied to CMS when I was living in the house which i wasnt aware of that, I left the hou ... 24 Sep 14, by Ilker Latest 27 Sep 14 by MrsMathsisfun 1 2	Replies:10 :840	Latest by MrsMathsisfun 27 Sep 14
What happens to maintenance if ex took redundancy? Hi, my husband and I agreed on maintenance so not through CSA, but he has not paid half of the mortgage etc. he secretly took voluntary redundancy 2 months ago ... 19 Sep 14, by AngelicK Latest 24 Sep 14 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:4 :569	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 24 Sep 14
Child maintenance My son will be 18 next March and will finish his A levels in June next year when will my ex legally stop maintenance payments , is it as soon as he finishes his ... 21 Sep 14, by Tamlyn1 Latest 24 Sep 14 by Child Maintenance Options 1 2	Replies:7 :861	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 24 Sep 14
Child Maintenance. Am I paying twice? My stbx wife and I have a separation agreement which is due to start in a couple of weeks when we complete on the sale of our house. Our childcare arrangeme ... 25 Apr 14, by fairtradebananas Latest 23 Sep 14 by Freemanatlast 1 2	Replies:11 :1157	Latest by Freemanatlast 23 Sep 14
Refusing to pay I think this may be a bit long, so apologies. I have been separated for nearly 2 years and have 3 children (14,9,9). They live with me 13 nights out of 14. O ... 22 Sep 14, by Alene Latest 22 Sep 14 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:2 :632	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 22 Sep 14
Paying for childrens'' extras The background is that I have been separated for 2.5 years. We have not resolved the finances yet. My STBX asked me to move out of the marital home. The separat ... 16 Sep 14, by Mick14 Latest 17 Sep 14 by Mick14 1 2	Replies:8 :1228	Latest by Mick14 17 Sep 14
Confusing letter from the CSA I received a phone call out of the blue from the CSA last october, telling me they needed to speak to me, and could I confirm some information over the phone. I ... 12 Sep 14, by AnnoyedMummy Latest 13 Sep 14 by Fiona	Replies:2 :390	Latest by Fiona 13 Sep 14
Car allowance My ex husband and I have our own agreement at the moment but my maintenance will reduce from October when our eldest daughter starts uni. He''d will only be pay ... 08 Sep 14, by bulldog Latest 11 Sep 14 by bulldog 1 2	Replies:9 :1757	Latest by bulldog 11 Sep 14
care for child Hi My ex has now decided I can have my daughter back and resume full custody of her but I was wandering if there is some advise I can have as to how to sort ... 10 Sep 14, by treaclepie Latest 10 Sep 14 by treaclepie	Replies:2 :343	Latest by treaclepie 10 Sep 14
Advice required urgently please.Many thanks This time I am requesting help and advice for my partner. When she separated from her husband she agreed to his offer regarding finances even though technic ... 08 Sep 14, by hadenoughofitall Latest 09 Sep 14 by Child Maintenance Options 1 2	Replies:12 :1044	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 09 Sep 14
Help with court order I have had several small issues with my ex husband since the beginning with our court order made 5 years ago. He was told to pay £350 per month for both childr ... 02 Sep 14, by Jim75 Latest 05 Sep 14 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:2 :451	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 05 Sep 14
Diversion of income? Next Steps Thanks to those who replied on my other post - I''ve just realised I was probably in the wrong section so have moved across Any advice gratefully recei ... 01 Sep 14, by moneyworries Latest 05 Sep 14 by Man38	Replies:3 :556	Latest by Man38 05 Sep 14
Questions on new cms Just wondering if anyone was familiar with the new cms and could answer 2 questions for me. - if a family have payments set up under the csa (from around 20 ... 30 Jul 14, by happyagain Latest 20 Aug 14 by Fiona	Replies:4 :717	Latest by Fiona 20 Aug 14
Variation of Income to Calculate Mainteance - what What will CMS / HMRC use to calculate actual income to base a realistic Maintenance sum on?: 1. PAYE pay - yes but that''s only 6Kpa 2. X Bought a ... 08 Aug 14, by FrankItch Latest 15 Aug 14 by Fiona 1 2	Replies:12 :1089	Latest by Fiona 15 Aug 14
Refusing to pay now child is 16? Hi Asking for a friend, she split with her ex husband when her baby was just 3 months old, after finding he was having an affair with her ''best friend ... 02 Aug 14, by butterfly crossing Latest 15 Aug 14 by sulkypants	Replies:5 :520	Latest by sulkypants 15 Aug 14
Case verus consent order STBX and I agreed an amount of child maintenance which we have put on the consent order should be approved by courts any day. I''ve just had a call from him te ... 04 Aug 14, by nicwin Latest 14 Aug 14 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:3 :451	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 14 Aug 14
Ceasing Secondary education Can anyone please tell me what the legal definition is for the "ceasing of Secondary education". Would it be when exams are completed or the e ... 30 Jul 14, by catsue Latest 08 Aug 14 by Fiona	Replies:1 :392	Latest by Fiona 08 Aug 14
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