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Refund from nursery
HiWe had our youngest in nursery at the beginning of the year but had to pull her out due to financial reasons. We had to pay a retainer fee and the monthly fees in advance and to give 2 weeks notice (all fine) We were informed by the nursery that we didn't owe any money and that we would be refunded the retainer within 28…
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MSE News: Scottish child payment increased to £25 a week from today and more families can now get it
If you live in Scotland and claim certain means-tested benefits, and you have children under 16, you can now claim £25 a week per child in 'Scottish child payment'. The benefit has today been extended to reach more families, while the amount you can claim has also been boosted. Over 400,000 children could now be eligible.…
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Child Maintenance Tax Relief???
I was talking to a friend this morning who told me it was possible to get tax relief on my child maintenance payments. I am paying my sons mother directly and did not require court as we are amicable and remained friends. I am working full time and have my son most weekends and school holidays, does anyone know if it is…
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Child Maintenance Payments
I’m bamboozled and keep finding conflicting information so hoping someone can confirm my question(s). I have an 18 year old son that is about to leave College and begin studying at University in September. He will no longer be living at home with Mum. I make my payment on the 27th of each month. Do I need to continue…
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Husband's Employment & Maintenance Payments
Hi all My sister left her husband at the end of November last year. He has paid her £50 cash in child maintenance in the last 5 months. He chucked it on the floor for her to pick up, pretty much sums the guy up. She hasn't had anything since. She is still trying to hash out some kind of financial settlement with him, he is…
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Child maintenance on 50/50 co parenting but 3 sleeps a week
Hi, My ex and I have agreed a pattern of co parenting where I collect from school 3 afternoons a week, dropoff at school 2 mornings a week, provide 3 breakfasts and 4 evening meals a week, and cover half the daytimes on weekends, school holidays and bank holidays. I am expected to buy half the clothes and pay half the…
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Claims against assets
My husband and I are wanting to buy a 2nd house but soley in my name. My husband has 2 kids with a previous partner-will she have a right to claim more money through CSA -my husbands name will not be on the mortgage. Thank You
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Ex is challenging how much child support I pay
Just hoping for some advice from anyone with experience of this or just someone 'In the Know' For context, my ex-wife and I separated just over 5 years ago, and the divorce was finalised about 4 years ago. Since the separation I have been living in a 2 bed terrace house about 15 miles away from the former matrimonial home,…
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Dads rights to see child?
Dont know where to post this. Basically I've been with a girl for 9 years and it was great we had a child and since we moved in, paying rent, looking after child and other things it has been a nightmare. I could write a book about abuse, lending money to not get it back and on and on. Question is. If we split up 1. Could…
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£100k Tax free childcare eligibility
Hi MSE Forum One of the current rules for Tax Free child care is if you or your partner have an expected “adjusted net income” over £100,000 in the current tax year, you will not be eligible. I have some questions: 1. I looked at the definition of “adjusted net income” and its not very clear. It talks about “taxable…
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Question on 15 hours free childcare for 3yo
We have a child who has recently turned 3 and we enrolled him in a nursery. The government website says "All 3 to 4-year-olds in England can get 570 free hours per year. It’s usually taken as 15 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year, but you can choose to take fewer hours over more weeks, for example." (I know there have…
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Budget - Free Nursery hours 1 & 2 year olds
I see its expected that the 30 hours free nursery care is likely to be extended to one & 2 year olds This is great but how quickly do you think it would be implemented if it is announced today? I just hope it will apply to Scotland also!
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Refusing to financially disclose in family court
Just wondering if anyone has any directexperience of this. My ex partner (we weren’t married) is a controlling abusive bully and that's essentially why our relationship ended. We have a child together, she lives with me. I have had to file a schedule one application in the family court in order to get some closure and for…
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Is the threshold increasing?
Is the upper limit for child benefit being increased inline with inflation? some other benefit limits are adjusted inline with inflation but I can find no reference if this is increasing.
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Divorcing, what happens to tax free childcare account for 50/50 care?
As per the title, my wife and myself are divorcing, 50/50 shared care, children won't move school/nursery or even need to change days etc and so the childcare fees will stay same etc. Friendly split in case it matters. We were never allowed to claim child benefit because of my earnings being just over the limit but my soon…
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Company cars and child maintenance
Hi I just wondered if anyone can clarify if company cars are included in the paying parents income calculations for child maintenance payments. The reason I ask is when my ex and I were together his company car was include in our income calculations putting us over the £50k threshold to be eligible for child benefit which…
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Diversion of income
New to the forum so be gentle please!My ex husband and I have 2 children. We had a limited company together which he still has but now has his new partner as a director as well as himself.He pays me minimal child maintenance as declares he only earns minimum wage while living a lavish life style. I want to ask the CSA for…
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Does Child Maintenance increase annually?
The situation I find myself in is I'm on Universal Credit and unable to work for health reasons and childcare commitments. My ex pays £30.30 a month from her UC and her PIP is not included in her income. This amount was agreed upon during Mediation when we divorced just over 18 months ago but I'm wondering if the amount…
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Maintenance what counts as nights
I currently have my two daughters stay over 4 nights per month. I also in addition have them over for tea twice a week too. What I'd like to know is does these 2 days a week I have them for tea count as nights or us that just for overnight stays Many thanks
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CMS and paying party in dwp debt arrears
I am primary resident parent to my 3 children, Two with complex medium functioning ASD my youngest is now 15. The eldest are above 18 now so no CMS for them, but the youngest I’ve had a hard time trying to get CMS for. May last year I made an online application for my daughter, direct pay failed (even though I selected…