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Child Support / Tax Increases
A small and easily missed impact of the rise in tax will be the hit on those who pay child maintenance. In my own situation I pay my daughters' mother and stepdad monthly based on an annual calculation via the CSA website, which starts with my gross wage, less my pension contribution. So this year my payments go up based…
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Child Support Query - Bit complicated!
Hi there, trying to help my ex a little as he's in a bit of a predicament! He has our two children which he contributes to informally, and has two children which live in in Trinidad which he pays to their mother monthly and sends money religiously via Western Union. Unfortunately, for him - he had a bit of a bad…
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Children in Wales in reception, year one and year two to get free school meals by April 2023
All reception year schoolchildren in Wales will start receiving free meals from September this year, with pupils in year one and year two to get free meals by April 2023, the Welsh Government has announced. It's expected that all 200,000 primary school children in Wales will receive free school meals by 2024. Read the full…
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Historic CSA Dissolved by DWP
I was awarded a mere £30,000 for child maintenance for my 3 children for 16 years, after zero cooperation from my self employed husband.This was taken to court and a charge was put on the house in favour of me on an estimation of maintenance owed in the name of the DWP. When my husband forced me to legally sell to get his…
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REMO-Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Order
Hi all, has anyone got an ex who has moved to another country and stopped supporting their child, as in my case? My ex had been payinig through CSA for 5 years, suddenly got a job in Germany and now CSA can't do anything as he no longer resides here. My question is, has anyone out there gone the route I'm going with a REMO…
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Nursery - 30 hours stretched free childcare question
Up until the end of February our son has attended nursery for 2 days per week. The nursery offers stretched funding which is great, and means he gets 22hrs per week over 52 weeks of the year. From March, he's going to be attending 3 days one week, and 1 day the following week, so alternating on a 3 day then 1 day basis.…
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How long to pay maintenance for
Some help please. My husband has an agreement with ex regarding maintenance for their son. Son is now 19 and since leaving school, has never worked or tried to work, claimed job seekers allowance and last year successfully applied for a student loan to support him whilst at university. He started Uni, but left the course…
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Over £4000 refund from CMS.
Hi, I recently received a letter from the child maintenance service advising me to call them regarding a possible refund for being overcharged, I have always used the collect and pay service they provide with a deduction from earnings order placed on my employer to ensure the money is taken straight from my wages. I had it…
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Child maintenance payments and confusion!
Hello all. I'm trying to help my friend who has several issues relating to money and child payments. He and his wife have been separated for around 2 years, they have 4 children. 2 are in their 20's but one is 16 and the other is 12. The 12 year old lives with her mother and her partner at his house. The 16 year old…
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Apprenticeships and also changing from private arrangement to CMS
Good evening helpful people in my computer, i wonder if you could offer us some guidance please. My partner pays maintenance via a private arrangement to his ex wife for their daughter. Their daughter is almost 18 and we're not entirely sure what her education situation is as there isn't any contact now. The last his ex…
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Transactions held!
Hi, I am currently battling with CMS over the correct amount of maintenance I need to be paying. I’ve got NO issue paying, but it needs to be an amount that’s realistic based on my correct income. That being said, I tried to deposit my pay into my bank account and, as far as I’m being told, that transaction has been held…
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Informal Child Maintenance - How Much Calculator?
A distant relative is paying informal child maintenance to his ex. She does not want to formalise anything but they are now in discussion about what is reasonable as he is struggling to afford the increased amount she says is required. What would be useful is some way to find out what sort of level of support would likely…
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Trying to close Child Maintenance case
Hi, Help, needed, I'll try to be succinct with the facts and clear with the questions. I am the NRP. My son is 19 years old, currently in special school "sixth form". He will be 20 in November. I have him 2 nights per week on average and pay my ex Child Maintenance - the stipulate the amount but I pay it direct to her…
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help with calculation please
Hi, if my ex lives with his new partner, her 4 children and their son do I put on the calculator that he has responsibility for 5 other children or 1, his own with her? thank you
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Ex Wife Has Gone To CMS
So my ex wife and I have had an agreement on maintenance based on me earning £50k as I had in previous jobs pre covid. Basically me having the kids less than 104 nights gave her £652 and more than 104 was £573. We agreed I’d give her £600pm. On top of this I pay mobile phones, iPads, Xbox live, buy the kids clothes and…
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Maintenance payments with shared care
My girlfriend and her ex husband have 50/50 care of their son. They each have 7 nights out of 14 on a 5/2 night split rota. Dad doesn’t pay maintenance. Mum gets CHB. Mum also sorts out doctors, schools etc. Outside of the normal costs of having a child with you there are obviously other associated costs, namely clothing,…
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REMO child maintenance from France - can they enforce it?
I’m going through the REMO process to get maintenance from my daughters dad who earns €7000 a month. Daughter is 1, she’s his first and only child currently. I asked for £50 a week, he refused. He says he is not her father, he has never met her. I’ve been asking him to take a dna test from before I’d even given birth (I…
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CMS Payments
Hi all, My husband has recently left the armed forces and his last pay check will be in June. He will them be training for a trade and we will only have my income to rely upon. Will I be subject to pay child maintenance for his child from a previous relationship? If so, how will this work? If not, how will it work with him…
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How do CMS work out what year you pay the amount on/furlough?
i pay based on £40000 which was my salary the tax year before last the year after that i earnt £26000 because of furlough and the year just ended was £39000 which year do they use? thanks
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Paying back father who made fraudulent claims
My child was planning to work after leaving school in 2020 but due to lockdown this couldn't happen, the job was unavailable. She couldn't claim universal credit as was still 17. I still received CSA payments from her dad for her and my younger 15 yr old, which were vital for her upkeep, food, energy bills etc especially…
