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Child left home, what now?
Hello, My husband's daughter will be 18 in October. She was living with her mother but left a few weeks ago to live with her boyfriend. She is still at school. He has been paying for her via the CSA but has now cancelled it. He has been speaking to his ex, who is paying the girl a small amount each week. My husband wishes…
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Child maintenance
Hi all I’m wondering if anybody can help.. my ex is on a deduction of earnings order to pay maintenance for my son. Twice they have given his ongoing maintenance payments to another person , and say there is nothing they can do as the money has now gone! l did formally complain last time they did this, but was told it…
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Childcare Offer Wales
In Wales the childcare funding has been removed for all new applicants since March and does not seem like it will be returning any time soon, even with nurseries opening across the country and people needing to return to work. Can’t post the link but is easily accessible. We have contacted our Local Authority who have…
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30 hours free childcare with childcare vouchers
Im applying for the little ones 30 hours and i'm trying to get my head around the application process. It's stating you cant use the childcare vouchers (we currently use) with this scheme. But i've heard you can and in lots of places it states about theirs an issue with the website, you have to call etc etc. Some of these…
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Annual Review
Hi guys, I could really use some advice please. I have just had an annual review and my payment has risen by £70 per month even though my pay has decreased this year compared to last year. I have been online onto the self service portal and asked for it to be reviewed, they wrote back to me saying that they have looked…
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Reclaiming unpaid SMS payments via small claims
Hi, I have had a case with the child maintenance service since 2015, because I was going through a tumultuous divorce at the time I had only realised that my sons father wasnt paying in late 2017 and the child maintenance service said they could only backdated from 2018 when my review was due. However, my ex is a high…
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Unpaid maintenance
My granddaughters daddy has had her for the week and says he dosnt have to pay maintenance for that week. Is he right or wrong please
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Requesting back pay when the parent lives abroad
Hi, I was wondering what thoughts were regarding child support if the father lives in a different country - myself and my son live in England and my sons father has lived in NZ since my son was four months old. We have partial contact due to my child’s father being deemed unsafe to be around us, he didn’t pay any child…
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Remo Austria
Heya! I’m new here, I want to vent and ask for advice, is a long one but please head me out... It all started when J a good looking footballer from my country followed me on Instagram, then asked for my number, we got talking and occasionally video called, at the time he played in France and would always invite me to come…
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Child support with split dividends
Hi, I run my own business as a contractor and hold a 55 / 45 share split with my wife, and both file self assessment declaring all dividends. My ex has said she is going to go to CMS to apply for child support after years of doing it without the need for them. I see from literature that there are various ways that a CMS…
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CS direct to 18 year old child
My son has informed me that his mum will be charging him rent when he turns 18. He is at college full time, and he will be for at least another year. He has a small part time job which gives him some (pocket money). I may maintenance directly to her. She claims to him that she will not receive any benefits when he turns…
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Child Maintenance Query
Hi I was hoping if somebody can help me please as I am really desperate and struggling financially and having to rely on parents for money. I am currently paying my ex husband child support even though he is on a considerably higher salary. After taking him to court earlier this year to agree a more sensible child…
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Overpayments to child maintenance service
Despite going through the tribunal service and independent case examiner against child maintenance service they will not repay overpayments since 2016, time law needs changing
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Urgent help required..tad lost! 😭
I work for a school but my child attends a different school. Her school have no space for her to return..yes that is true, even though I'm a key worker. My child has special needs but recieves no help and can't come to my school as again full up and only reception have space. Work have offered choice to take her in but…
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Child maintenance question
I have 2 children which I pay child maintenance for. I may have the opportunity to help out public transport in London for 3 months which will increase my annual wage dramatically. How will this be worked out on my next annual review? Will my weekly payments go up for the whole of the next years annual review when I'm back…
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Deduction of earnings through covid
Hi, I am the receiving parent for my son, but have not received any maintenance since 28th March. After speaking to my ex it seems CMS have still been taking £92 from his wages each week- I usually see £78 from this. So do they owe me 11 weeks of £78? Is it usual through lockdown for this not to come through to me? Or…
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Help while on maternity allowance
can someone please advise me on financial help i am currently on maternity leave with a 4month old baby, and only receiving statutory maternity allowance of £150 per week, this is not enough to cover my bills and mortgage payments, I am getting into more debt weekly. before the birth of my son I was working in a children’s…
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Child is 16 and hasn’t attended school for over 12 months.
Hi. My partner pays monthly for his child who was 16 in March 2020. She hasn’t attended school due to anxiety/depression for over 12 months. Does he still have to pay maintenance? Thankyou for any advice.
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Rental Income to be included in child maintenance
Hi I'm making a new application for child maintenance. I know the ex has other rental properties. If he doesn't declare the income, can i challenge it?
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Child Maintenance and College postponement
Hi I wondered if anyone could help? My ex-husband pays maintenance for our son who is awaiting his GCSE grades. He has applied for an apprenticeship and also has a college place on offer as a back up plan. We have been told today that the apprenticeship is on hold until October to see if colleges do actually open and if…
