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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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How do contribution of marriage and conduct affect maintanance? I have read the guides to two guides to "periodical payments" in the forum and the library. I have a short question about conduct. I underst ... 01 Jun 20, by thewomble Latest 03 Jun 20 by thewomble	Replies:2 :1066	Latest by thewomble 03 Jun 20
REMO - Canada Hello and i would be very grateful for any advice on this subject as I am slowly giving up and losing hope and not sure if i can afford a sol and whether it's f ... 29 May 20, by Scorpio1962	Replies:0 :624
Spousal maintenance and universal credit Hi, My STBX is asking for spousal maintenance. If I were to give her this and capitalise it, she would be unable to claim universal credit because this ... 15 May 20, by MarcusFox Latest 26 May 20 by MarcusFox	Replies:2 :936	Latest by MarcusFox 26 May 20
When does Maintenance End Hi, My Son is in his last term of colleague and he lives with my ex wife.He is 18 in Aug. He is currently considering his options, whether to work for a yea ... 22 May 20, by fozbinning Latest 22 May 20 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :797	Latest by WYSPECIAL 22 May 20
How long is spousal maintenance payable? I have two Kids aged 14 and 12. My wife's solicitor is asking for spousal maintenance until she is 60 which is 15 years from now. I was informed by my solicito ... 15 May 20, by hdawg Latest 16 May 20 by hdawg	Replies:4 :1034	Latest by hdawg 16 May 20
Excellent article on Spousal Maintenance by LMM LMM has revised his very informative article on Spousal Maintenance to include a section on 18 Nov 13, by rubytuesday Latest 13 May 20 by wikivorce team	Replies:3 :1274	Latest by wikivorce team 13 May 20
Consent order query Good afternoon. As part of my divorce back in August 2006 there was a consent order drawn up to protect the financial side. As part if this consent ord ... 11 May 20, by Chr1sgsi Latest 12 May 20 by Chr1sgsi	Replies:4 :774	Latest by Chr1sgsi 12 May 20
Redundancy Good evening. Could someone please advise if possible what is the current guidelines if any regarding redundancy and child maintenance? My wif ... 25 Apr 20, by Newchapter Latest 27 Apr 20 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :716	Latest by WYSPECIAL 27 Apr 20
Extendable Term Orders Spousal maintenance is based on need and ability to pay. If there is an application to extend maintenance then both need and ability to pay will need to be revi ... 19 Apr 20, by hadenoughnow	Replies:0 :1014
Child maintenance after consent order Another maintenance question ... I am always paying the agreed amount at the end of each month. The consent order came into effect on the 4. of Mai 201 ... 01 Apr 20, by Mr Smiley Latest 01 Apr 20 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :1155	Latest by WYSPECIAL 01 Apr 20
Covid 19 - Can't afford to pay Maintenance Due to the Covid 19 outbreak my partner has had to take a 10% pay reduction from 1st April. He currently pays his ex wife Spousal and Child Maintenance. Can the ... 24 Mar 20, by divorced at last Latest 25 Mar 20 by divorced at last	Replies:4 :1062	Latest by divorced at last 25 Mar 20
H manipulating earnings to set aside maintenance Help. Husband manipulating his earnings and employment to set aside maintenance (which is low and very short fixed term anyway). H works tax efficientl ... 03 Mar 20, by * Tilly * Latest 04 Mar 20 by * Tilly *	Replies:2 :842	Latest by * Tilly * 04 Mar 20
Spousal Maintenance On 18th Sep 2019 the Aldershot and Farnham UK Court granted interim spousal maintenance to my x-wife at a rate of £750 per month starting 1st Oct and to contin ... 28 Jan 20, by ajloder Latest 28 Jan 20 by .Charles	Replies:1 :779	Latest by .Charles 28 Jan 20
Child Maintenance Calculator Question: is the calculation of child maintenance using the online tool an acceptable benchmark? i.e. accepted widely by courts/judges? Question 2: If ... 07 Jan 20, by CastleBlayneyMan Latest 07 Jan 20 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:2 :824	Latest by WYSPECIAL 07 Jan 20
Definition of Secondary Education Hi, My son is over 18 but not yet 19, he sat his A levels but didn't get the results he wanted to get into university. As a result he enrolled onto an NVQ3 cour ... 20 Nov 19, by SLConfused Latest 21 Nov 19 by Rickoshea	Replies:3 :1122	Latest by Rickoshea 21 Nov 19
Reducing maintenance Hi, Overall I have been the rough times of separation and divorce and have remarried. We married in 2007, separated in 2011 (2 children), divorced ... 07 Nov 19, by CastleBlayneyMan	Replies:0 :580
are we better showing he has living expenses My partner is currently going for mediation with his STBE and they are getting to the financial disclosures time, his Ex wants £170,00 from £220,000 of equity ... 29 Oct 19, by casakas Latest 29 Oct 19 by Rickoshea	Replies:1 :573	Latest by Rickoshea 29 Oct 19
Child maintenance?? Hi, is there a standard amount that is paid per child and if so how much and at what age does it stop. Regards trebor6 ... 26 Oct 19, by Trebor6 Latest 26 Oct 19 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :526	Latest by hadenoughnow 26 Oct 19
Ex has never paid required amount I have never received the correct amount, ex pays £240 rather than £380pm. I had nothing for 2 years. Is it only CMS who would deal with this? Would ... 19 Oct 19, by PuebloEspanol Latest 20 Oct 19 by spinit	Replies:1 :596	Latest by spinit 20 Oct 19
Spousal maintenace I’m three years through the process, thanks hugely to the support of this site. Unable to sleep as my ex has decided to stop paying the court order spousal m ... 14 Oct 19, by Jalisia Latest 19 Oct 19 by Deborah66	Replies:1 :990	Latest by Deborah66 19 Oct 19
Cessation of Maintenance Payments I would appreciate any help with this matter. I divorced from my wife six years ago. We were both on relatively low monthly incomes at that time. I wanted ... 28 Sep 19, by George gym Latest 29 Sep 19 by LittleMrMike	Replies:3 :733	Latest by LittleMrMike 29 Sep 19
School Fees I have consent order that states that I am responsible for the payment of school fees. I have paid these for the last 5 years. My son did very badly in his GCSE ... 30 Aug 19, by mick8335 Latest 01 Sep 19 by Allcry	Replies:5 :648	Latest by Allcry 01 Sep 19
First day in court over I had my first hearing yesterday and it did not go too well. My main concerns were my wifes ability to obtain 50% of my earnings, even after we have been s ... 29 Aug 19, by Swampydrill Latest 30 Aug 19 by hadenoughnow	Replies:5 :585	Latest by hadenoughnow 30 Aug 19
Ex not applying for benefits - why? A brief summary of the situation: I left my wife in the family home (joint mortgage) 3 months ago. 3 children, youngest is 2 and eldest (9) gets DLA and is stru ... 15 Aug 19, by mic1000 Latest 15 Aug 19 by Allcry	Replies:1 :616	Latest by Allcry 15 Aug 19
solicitor felt unsure about maintenance I visited a solicitor who felt a request for maintenance was not likely as my 2 children are 18 and 21. I have worked part time for 20 years £22k and my husban ... 03 Aug 19, by carfest Latest 07 Aug 19 by hadenoughnow	Replies:3 :671	Latest by hadenoughnow 07 Aug 19
Joint lives Hello Wiki, Not been here for 5 years but here we go agin! I have a joint lives CO dating back to 2002. My ex husband tried to vary this in 20 ... 03 Aug 19, by spooky Latest 03 Aug 19 by spinit	Replies:3 :974	Latest by spinit 03 Aug 19
Variation order - help My partners ex has applied for CM for their 3 children, on top of the 50% salary he gives her as SM (which at the time was agreed to include all support of the ... 31 Jul 19, by Justanotherthing Latest 01 Aug 19 by Justanotherthing	Replies:2 :532	Latest by Justanotherthing 01 Aug 19
Clean break My ex has currently got a signed consent order where he gets 40% share of the FMH when one of the trigger factors is met. He pays SM towards half the mortga ... 17 Jul 19, by lauger Latest 17 Jul 19 by .Charles	Replies:1 :828	Latest by .Charles 17 Jul 19
Financial Remedy Order - impact after cohabitation Hi, I am divorced and pay my ex-wife periodical payments for the benefit of herself and the children of the family under a global order. The G ... 10 Jul 19, by gpatp Latest 12 Jul 19 by gpatp	Replies:2 :654	Latest by gpatp 12 Jul 19
Who would pay for Nursery fees/School lunches ... 11 Jun 19, by solvethis84 Latest 12 Jun 19 by spinit	Replies:1 :652	Latest by spinit 12 Jun 19
Finance - husband moving out My DH who who is asking for the divorce & has filed, is planning on leaving the family home, and has stated he'll pay the mortgage/all house bills (council ... 11 Jun 19, by Margo71 Latest 11 Jun 19 by Margo71	Replies:2 :707	Latest by Margo71 11 Jun 19
Changing court order I got divorced last November. We got a court order to say my ex has to pay me spousal maintenance for 3 years and when the family house is sold, which is immine ... 21 May 19, by 1966winelover	Replies:0 :611
clean break after Consent order Can anyone help me with a problem I face? 8 years after my divorce (Consent Order spousal support for me and maintenance for our child), my ex wants to cease s ... 22 Mar 19, by dartmum Latest 24 Mar 19 by hadenoughnow	Replies:3 :655	Latest by hadenoughnow 24 Mar 19
University - Maintenance My ex-husband is refusing to continue paying any maintenance to our son when he goes to University. Our son has Autism and gets reaally overwhelmed and ... 11 Mar 19, by Pepsi64 Latest 11 Mar 19 by spinit	Replies:1 :1070	Latest by spinit 11 Mar 19
When does university end? Hi, under our consent order I agreed to pay CM until the end of my two sons first degree courses. The youngest is approaching that point and hands his last piec ... 10 Mar 19, by numptonG Latest 10 Mar 19 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :677	Latest by hadenoughnow 10 Mar 19
Student finance and divorce Just going through details for a financial order at the moment and wanted to know if anybody has any experience of applying for student finance. My ex-husband d ... 01 Mar 19, by Newbeginnings2018 Latest 02 Mar 19 by joem	Replies:1 :569	Latest by joem 02 Mar 19
Varying consent order My 43 year old partner receives 30K per annum for herself and 7 K for her 10 year old daughter from her extremely rich ex. The spousal maintenance is for joint ... 06 Feb 19, by alreid1612 Latest 24 Feb 19 by alreid1612 1 2 3	Replies:15 :2115	Latest by alreid1612 24 Feb 19
Downward Variation Hi there, My husband has been paying his ex £800pcm in spousal maintenance for the past 6 years. The order is due to end in 2020, once she qualifies.< ... 21 Feb 19, by sailingby Latest 21 Feb 19 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:4 :578	Latest by WYSPECIAL 21 Feb 19
Spousal maintainance benefits hi my stbx will receive enough capital to rehome for her and our daughter (she will have primary care) needs. However re income, she currently ... 14 Feb 19, by chris_w01 Latest 15 Feb 19 by hadenoughnow	Replies:2 :761	Latest by hadenoughnow 15 Feb 19
Financial Bullying - Help I desperately require some assistance and have absolutely no idea what to do anymore. I tried to resolve my issues myself, but reached the end of my line. < ... 29 Jan 19, by batman2011 Latest 06 Feb 19 by batman2011 1 2	Replies:7 :1540	Latest by batman2011 06 Feb 19

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