REMO-Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Order

Kimi

What Anxiousmum has advised is very helpful and I fully agree with what she has advised.

I know how trying this process can be but all I can say is good luck and hang in there as I believe the Florida Child Support Department will go all out to assist you to get the best possible outcome for you and your children. I also know that once you have spoken to them and fully know what is happening you will feel in a much stronger position.

I do not know why but I seem to have a problem with blogging on this site. I spent a considerable amount of time writing a reply just prior to starting this one and pressed the button to review it prior to posting and I was thrown out back to the login page whereas I had already logged in in order to post a reply. I lost everything so have had to start again but as I am posting this in the early hours of the morning I realise that this new post will not be as good as my last blog that I just lost.

I had written some observations regarding the CSA which I thought might be helpful for other readers of this post and I had also wanted you to see that, however as it is so late now I will have to save all that for another time.

Regarding my case, I have realised that I cannot claim Ancillary Relief here as my ex and I were never married. (I had written some observations about this also but again this will now have to wait for another time)

I have decided that there is no point in starting a new case here as if I am going to simply claim Private School Fees and After School Childcare Costs I may as well simply attach this claim to my REMO Child Support Claim in the US. I had previously attached childcare costs and the proposed judgment had awarded me half of those, however, as my costs are due to change it is simply a case of my submitting proof of my new costs and the US Court will recalculate the amount of Child Support due prior to implementing the final Order.

Being able to do all of this through REMO is great as if I had had to do this through the UK Courts it would have been an expensive and lengthy process.

I will of course let you know the outcome.

Hi All,
I am so gald I stumbled across this thread.
Like some of you I am currently going through REMO to enforce my maintenence orders on my devine Ex-Husband who now lives in Connecticut.
I am at the stage where my Ex has chosen to contest the registration of the maintenance order for our son.Citing fraud and claiming that he knew nothing about the order.
Strangly he has not contested registration of the order in favour of me,but he still has not paid a penny since 2007. The hearing is listed for July 18th..sadly it can't be addressed sooner.
Like the rest of you I have had major problems with REMO forwarding on paperwork.The last set of papers took five months to get there and I found them very unhelpful.
My Ex has pulled every trick in the book to avoid paying child and spousal support,but I am now confident that the net is closing in on him and Connecticut will finally nail him.
Thank you so much for this great informative thread.

Legalexec. I applied for and got my son School fee's included in my maintenance order. This was then transfered via REMO for enforcement .So it can be done if you decide to go down that avenue.
I am not a mine of information like most of you on here but if I can help anybody please just let me know.

Legalexec - You don't need to have been married to apply for Ancilliary relief. With ancilliary relief they take into account all the child's costs - they use the CSA formula as a starting point but they don't have to stick to it and there are top ups for private schools amongst other things. Even if you have gone through the CSA you can ask for a top up for school fees via the ancilliary relief process. The only problem with the US system is that they also take your income into consideration whereas here it is all dependent on the Non-resident parent's income and the actual costs to the child. If you ask for a carer's allowance, then your income will be taken into consideration, but otherwise whilst you have to give a statement of your affairs, the judge is only concerned with the NRP.

Anyway my order is now in place and I have had one small payment...far from the full amount but at least something.

Kimi I know how you feel, I've been notifying Liverpool in writing with a copy for them to forward to REMO everytime I get a payment and I got an acknowledgement this week saying my Feb & March letters have just been forwarded to REMO :mad:

I've tried phoning Houston but the phone no for the office that covers his area has been disconnected and there's only a 1-800 no. I tried phoning another office asking if they had a number and the woman kept asking what language I was speaking in so I gave up.