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Maintenance 3329 topics

Discuss child and spousal maintenance. How much child support are you entitled to? What determines whether you will receive/pay spousal maintenance?
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Capitalisation - Duxbury Tables updated version
I am going through the possibility of capitalising spousal maintenance and have heard that there is an updated version out of the Duxbury tables? They seem outd ...
26 Apr 22, by Gillian48
Latest 27 Apr 22 by rubytuesday
Replies:1
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Latest by rubytuesday
27 Apr 22
Nominal Maintenance Order
It has been suggested in mediation that we include a nominal maintenance order in our financial consent order. My understanding having researched this online is ...
05 Apr 22, by readyplayerone
Latest 10 Apr 22 by WYSPECIAL
Replies:1
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Latest by WYSPECIAL
10 Apr 22
Can anyone say what this means?
I have a sealed consent order with a yearly increase for maintenance in it. I'm trying to figure out how to calculate what it should be from April this year. It ...
23 Mar 22, by brightonme
Latest 24 Mar 22 by brightonme
Replies:2
:626
Latest by brightonme
24 Mar 22
Interim maintenance D11 Form
Hi, I’ve just been sent a D11 form to apply for an interim maintenance order for spousal support and I’ve got a couple of questions.

My adult kids ...
16 Jan 22, by Toonicetogetdivorced
Latest 16 Jan 22 by hadenoughnow
Replies:3
:952
Latest by hadenoughnow
16 Jan 22
Solicitor suggested to not pay child maintenance until requested
Hi,

For the past year since separating I have paid my ex my half of the mortgage payments. This amounts to significantly more than statutory child mai ...
16 Dec 21, by gaiusmarius
Latest 21 Dec 21 by mirage63
Replies:1
:945
Latest by mirage63
21 Dec 21
Imputed income when working part-time
Hi,
I am in the process of considering a divorce. I am curious about the implications of working part-time on my imputed income.
These are the info:
...
11 Dec 21, by slowrunner54
Latest 14 Dec 21 by hadenoughnow
Replies:5
:669
Latest by hadenoughnow
14 Dec 21
Are template consent orders any good?
I know the advice is always to get a solicitor to draft a consent order, and I get the reasons for that.

However, in my divorce, things are amicable an ...
17 Oct 21, by arden92
Latest 19 Oct 21 by arden92
Replies:3
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Latest by arden92
19 Oct 21
Form A tick boxes
Hi. I've done a search but surprisingly this question doesn't have a clear answer, so I'd appreciate any thoughts.

My wife and I are doing an amicable, ...
15 Oct 21, by arden92
Latest 16 Oct 21 by arden92
Replies:2
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Latest by arden92
16 Oct 21
Engaged and separating with 2 children
Hi

I am currently going through a seperation, we have two young children under 5 and cannot agree on children maintenance to be paid. Myself and my pa ...
15 Oct 21, by Lukeraftery
Latest 16 Oct 21 by hadenoughnow
Replies:1
:598
Latest by hadenoughnow
16 Oct 21
Legal Language example? Percentage of Income?
Hi,

I'm not using a solicitor at the moment and I'm wondering if anyone has a template for the legal language used for proposing Periodical Payments (C ...
05 Aug 21, by GoodGuy69
Latest 06 Aug 21 by WYSPECIAL
Replies:3
:725
Latest by WYSPECIAL
06 Aug 21
Maintenance pending suite
Hello, I am waiting for the outcome verdict from my final hearing yesterday. I am currently receiving maintenance pending suite and wondered when this will end ...
30 Jul 21, by Fransfriends
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SM/Inheritance
Please could someone advice - my ex has a court order to pay me SM until I remarry/die or further order - it had to go through attachment of earnings order due ...
06 Jul 21, by Gillian48
Latest 09 Jul 21 by Gillian48
Replies:6
:749
Latest by Gillian48
09 Jul 21
Spousal Maintenance
I'm getting conflicting advice on whether I would need to pay spousal maintenance, for how long and how much and I would be grateful for some guidance. I unders ...
09 Jul 21, by ExH2B
Latest 09 Jul 21 by ExH2B
Replies:2
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Latest by ExH2B
09 Jul 21
Consent Order adjustment
After 4 stressful months I have agreed to a reduction in global maintenance covered in a consent order. My former husband originally wanted to reduce the main ...
23 Jun 21, by suzyc
Latest 24 Jun 21 by suzyc
Replies:2
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Latest by suzyc
24 Jun 21
agreement made - has come back for more
Hi, hope you could advise me..

Me and wife agreed to separate November 2020, she moved in to her own rental home in January 2021.

We both wa ...
04 Jun 21, by paulcalf
Latest 11 Jun 21 by WYSPECIAL
Replies:8
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Latest by WYSPECIAL
11 Jun 21
CMS assessment
I'm sorry but this is a bit of a repeat post! ... I'm struggling to understand what is the best way forwards.

We have a global consent order in place w ...
09 Jun 21, by suzyc
Latest 11 Jun 21 by WYSPECIAL
Replies:1
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Latest by WYSPECIAL
11 Jun 21
variation of consent order outcome
Hi,

I have just filed a D50K form to enforce a consent order for global maintenance. My former partner has unilaterally reduced the payments by 25% a ...
01 Jun 21, by suzyc
Latest 07 Jun 21 by suzyc
Replies:5
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Latest by suzyc
07 Jun 21
Global maintenance
Hi, looking for any advice possible please.
My ex husband earns £10k per month after tax, compared with my £1600 after tax. I can’t increase my earnin ...
31 May 21, by Redmist27
Latest 03 Jun 21 by Redmist27
Replies:2
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Latest by Redmist27
03 Jun 21
Variation of court order
Good afternoon,

My partner was ordered by court a couple years ago to pay his ex £400 per month as maintenance until she dies or remarries when the ex ...
23 Apr 21, by Meeks
Latest 23 Apr 21 by hadenoughnow
Replies:3
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Latest by hadenoughnow
23 Apr 21
Ex in breach of financial order
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone can help me.

I had a financial order in place (since 2016) that meant my ex giving my daughter/myself a monthly amoun ...
19 Sep 20, by Indrabeautyrose
Latest 08 Apr 21 by john194235
Replies:2
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Latest by john194235
08 Apr 21
Mentio of CM in Consent Order?
My ex and I have finally reached an agreement involving property transfer for a lump sum and a pension share.

In my offer letter to his solicitor I als ...
31 Mar 21, by ATMSPC
Latest 02 Apr 21 by hadenoughnow
Replies:3
:522
Latest by hadenoughnow
02 Apr 21
Financial settlement and remarriage
I have recently divorced my ex wife. Throughout the divorce she refused to discuss or agree to anything related to either child arrangements or finances. Eventu ...
28 Feb 21, by atr79gb
Latest 03 Mar 21 by alreid1612
Replies:1
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Latest by alreid1612
03 Mar 21
Responsibility for Household Bills
When we were mediating our financial settlement I agreed to keep paying the mortgage and household bills until the house was sold.

After the agreement ...
06 Feb 21, by ED209
Latest 09 Feb 21 by ED209
Replies:2
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Latest by ED209
09 Feb 21
Payment of Child Maintenance to Joint Bank Account
I have been paying a weekly child maintenance to my ex-wife into a joint bank account that we had designated for our child. We have a decree nisi and have yet t ...
02 Feb 21, by readyplayerone
Latest 03 Feb 21 by readyplayerone
Replies:5
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Latest by readyplayerone
03 Feb 21
Child Maintance after job loss
Hi,

I live overseas was divorced 11 years ago. The child maintance was via a UK court order for my two children until the age of 19 or until they left ...
21 Sep 20, by Boeing
Latest 03 Feb 21 by jammin35
Replies:3
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Latest by jammin35
03 Feb 21
child support in Ontario Canada REMO
Hello and looking for some support re enforcement of child support ordered in UK and ex has stopped paying over a year ago - have send all up to date court pape ...
03 Oct 20, by scorpio62
Latest 22 Jan 21 by TaketheFlot
Replies:1
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Latest by TaketheFlot
22 Jan 21
Divorce settlement - what can I expect?
Hi my husband left a few months ago and I’m waiting for the decree nisi! We have started mediation and at financial disclosure stage! I’m not sure I’ve do ...
18 Jan 21, by Left confused
Latest 19 Jan 21 by Left confused
Replies:4
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Latest by Left confused
19 Jan 21
Consent Order - Easy to Make Changes?
Hi Folks

I am on the road to agreeing a consent order, but still some way to go...

My question is how easy or difficult is it to change the am ...
23 Dec 20, by Vigorate
Latest 08 Jan 21 by .Charles
Replies:6
:763
Latest by .Charles
08 Jan 21
Maintenance and splits
My husband and I are divorcing but cannot agree on the financial splits or maintenance.

A few details:

Married for 7 years, living together fo ...
30 Dec 20, by divorcingonabudget
Latest 06 Jan 21 by WYSPECIAL
Replies:1
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Latest by WYSPECIAL
06 Jan 21
Time limit for variation of maintenance
My consent order says the spousal and child maintenance for my daughter is due to end in 2021 when she leaves seconday education.

I know maintenance fo ...
29 Dec 20, by gwapenut
Latest 02 Jan 21 by hadenoughnow
Replies:6
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Latest by hadenoughnow
02 Jan 21
Do i still need to pay mortgage and CM on separation...Please Help!!
Hi There
My marriage broke down this time last year due to me and my wife drifting apart over the last few years.
She told me she no longer loved me and ...
08 Dec 20, by humbug0_2
Latest 13 Dec 20 by Bobbinalong
Replies:4
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Latest by Bobbinalong
13 Dec 20
Not earning anymore and still have to pay her mortgage
Hi

Am not earning any more due to covid. There is an undertaking given a few years back to my ex to pay her mortgage while we settle matters. She is no ...
10 Aug 20, by StunnedDad
Latest 24 Nov 20 by Djsmith
Replies:1
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Latest by Djsmith
24 Nov 20
GLOBAL ORDER
hi there - quick question

I am led to believe a court can make a "global" maintenance order regardless of not having jurisdiction for child m ...
10 Nov 20, by freddie001
Latest 12 Nov 20 by freddie001
Replies:5
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Latest by freddie001
12 Nov 20
Sick and unemployed lies
Hi,
I wonder if I could get some advice. My husband (Decri nisi granted) has been a contractor for good few years, now that I filed for a divorce and have b ...
12 Oct 20, by EmilyKay2020
Latest 09 Nov 20 by AlanPartridge
Replies:1
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Latest by AlanPartridge
09 Nov 20
GLOBAL MAINTENANCE ORDER
hi all ...quick one please! ...i understand the concept of global maintenance in that it seeks to protect the overall sum of maintenance being paid in the event ...
16 Oct 20, by freddie001
Latest 17 Oct 20 by hadenoughnow
Replies:1
:635
Latest by hadenoughnow
17 Oct 20
Extending Spousal Maintenance
Hello,does anyone have any experience of extension of spousal maintenance being granted?

I was court ordered to pay spousal maintenance for 3 years as ...
22 Jan 20, by Afy49
Latest 26 Sep 20 by LittleMrMike
Replies:3
:1251
Latest by LittleMrMike
26 Sep 20
Clean break
Hi, grateful of any advice and experience others may have had.

Supporting my son who is in process of divorcing wife 5 yrs apart without consent.
T ...
17 Sep 20, by melsomebody
Replies:0
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Subsequent Amendments to Life Order
Dear All,

I would be very grateful for opinion on this subject, this is the timeline and facts:

Main question: When I retire from corporate p ...
26 Aug 20, by Wikithanker
Replies:0
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Negotiating own financial settlement
Hi, some guidance please. Sorry this is long winded...

Me and my ex have been negotiating the finances fairly amicably for about 12 months. We haven ...
10 Aug 20, by BYOU
Latest 10 Aug 20 by solvethis84
Replies:1
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Latest by solvethis84
10 Aug 20
Spousal maintenance
My STBX earns 8 times what I do. I have retrained and returned to work full time. I am however, limited in what career path I can follow because I have the chil ...
25 Jul 20, by Redmist27
Latest 26 Jul 20 by WYSPECIAL
Replies:1
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Latest by WYSPECIAL
26 Jul 20

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