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Affordable and high quality SEN tuition
My DD needs some extra tuition. She is at primary school (Year 4) and has special educational needs. Where can I find an experienced SEN tutor who is not too expensive? I have applied for an EHCP but am not hopeful this will given or that there will be any extra funding for her.
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Redundancy & Child Maintenance
Hi, I'm due to be made redundant this month after 13 years service. Having googled the thread title I'm not really any further forward as per my liability if any? Does the tax free amount count or is it separate? Do I keep paying the same amount until I find new employment and then recalculate what I'm due. I don't want to…
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do i have to sign and agree with his solicitors letter
i am pregnant by someone who doest want me to have the baby, i have told them i am keeping the child and dont want or expect anything from them including financial help. they have contacted a solicitor and are saying they want me to sign a legal agreement that i will never claim child maintenance from them as they earn a…
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Email address for cms?
I wondered if anyone has an email address or address for the child maintenance service please? My husband has finished paying maintenance a couple of years ago but every year they send a letter stating for him to set up a standing order, despite it also saying he owes nothing. We are finding this rather irritating, along…
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New arrangements
Hello all, I hope this is the right place for this post. My ex-wife and I agreed Child and Spousal Maintenance which was drafted into a Consent Order over 6 years ago, I'm the paying parent. In April this year I started a new job, effectively going back into my own business (a consultancy operating as a limited company),…
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Friend's Daughter Doing Open University But Still Paying CS Each Month
My mate has 4 kids, 3 are grown up. The mother won't let him see the youngest...This is a son who is now 17 and left FT education and studying via the Open University. My mate is currently paying £405 a month. Should he still be paying anything at all for the son. The CSA say he has to keep paying until the course ends. Is…
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Delivery of New Extended Free 15/30 hours Childcare in 2024
Our child turns 3 mid April 2024 and under the current system qualifies for the "30 hours" of funding however this cannot be claimed until the 1st Sept 2024, (we will miss out on nearly 5 months of funding but that's another matter!). However... the saving grace was in the Spring budget when the chancellor announced that…
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Tax Free Childcare Return to Work
We’d like to open a Tax-Free Childcare account for our child going to nursery in January. My wife is currently on maternity leave. Her return to work date is mid-November, however she will immediately be taking all her accrued annual leave so she won’t technically be ‘working’ until the start of January. The scheme rules…
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CMS claim from non biological parent
Hello, I am looking for some advice please I am a mother of 2 kids. My ex partner is the biological parent to 1 and not biological parent to the other. Both children have remained in contact since our separation and have had regular overnight contact arranged via a court order. He has natural PR for his son and ordered by…
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High earner options on childcare.
Hi, in the lucky position of earning over a taxable £100k (after pension deductions). We have a 2yr old currently costing over £1.2k a month in childcare, who turns 3 in November. Previous kid (now 7) was a different earning situation and we qualified for the 30hrs free childcare a week once he turned 3, but this time it…
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Court for Appeal
Has anyone been to court regarding an appeal about having paid child support? How did it go?
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Child Maintenance Calculator - Confusing
This is my first post on these forums, hopefully this is in the right place... Background... I've recently split with my partner of 7 years on great terms. Our son will be living with me 1-2 nights per week. I will be gladly paying my ex-partner child maintenance to assist with raising our son. My question is... The…
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Tax free childcare and 30 free hours switch gone wrong
Hi For years i have been apart of the tax free childcare scheme for my 3yo who turned 3 in June. it was our understanding that the switch to 30 free hours would commence from the next term (September) after his 3rd birthday. To my horror i have come to realise that i became eligible for 30 free hours when i reconfirmed my…
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Left education, disabled 18 yo
Cross posted here and on the disability board. Hi, I wonder if anyone could advise. I have an 18 year old from previous relationship, zero contact for many years due to DV. Son is in receipt of HRC/LRM Child disability payment in Scotland and unable to work. Has recently left college after being unable to cope in a…
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CMS Calculation
Looking for some advice on CM payments as we've shared responsibility so far but the arrangement is changing. I will be looking after our son 5 nights while he has him 2 nights. I've calculated (based on ex's income of around 5 years ago) that he should be paying around £40 a week - I'm pretty confident this would be…
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Child maintenance and additional payments
Hello all, I have my child 40% of the time. In term time it is alternate weekends and one weekday a week and 50/50 in holidays. We have used CMS to determine the payments I have to give to the resident parent which is quite high from my wage. We are still negotiating the additional payments in our divorce proceedings since…
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No address for ex, therefore no hope of maintenance.
Long story short, ex removed from property last November. Bail conditions mean that he can't live at home or contact any of us, even through a third party. While I am very grateful for the protection that this gives us, some financial help would be good. I have one child under 18 living at home. Unfortunately, the CMS have…
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30 Hours Childcare with 100k salary
I understand that if at least one of the parents is making more than 100k per year then we are no longer qualify for the childcare allowance (15 or 30hrs). My question is: Is that limit before any salary sacrifices or after? For example if I pay the amount I make over 100k into my private pension (which is done before…
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Child Maintenance Payments when 1 child turns 18
I pay child maintenance for two children, one is due to turn 18 and I know the payment doesnt halve, but does anyone know what percentage I should pay for the remaining child?
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Maintenance when son is working
Hi I'm not sure if anyone can help or advise? My son has just turned 19 and in full time education doing an extended diploma in sports it comes to an end in July. His mum has never paid maintenance for our son as been on benefits but started a full time 17k per year job in September. Maintenance then decided she should pay…