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Budlee
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24 Aug 20 #513812 by Budlee

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I’m currently separated from my wife and my 2 children they left the marital home nearly 4 months ago and moved in across the to the mother in laws. I received a letter from my wife’s solicitor stating that she wants as from September the 1st full child maintenance. I’m currently living in the marital home whilst it’s on the market for sale and I’m paying all the bills and the full mortgage. Is this right as she is earning money and getting other benefits? I was under the impression that I wouldn’t start paying for them until the house sells and my wife is not contributing to none of the mortgage or bills

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24 Aug 20 #513814 by rubytuesday

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CM is a completely separate issue to sorting out the marital finances. CM is a "statutory obligation" - this means that the parent who has the children for less overnights than the other must pay CM. Where there is a complete shared care arrangement and the child spends equal time with each parent, then CM is not payable.

You can either pay an amount that you have agreed between yourselves, or use the CMS calculator to work out what your payable amount would be. click here to access the CM calculator

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