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Shared Parentage... should I receive maintenance if I feed the kids more?
Hi, I don't pay maintenance as one child (child 1) lives with me and the other child (child 2)lives with their mother. However, although child 1 sees her mother for one night a week and eats there just the once, child 2 comes over between 4 and 5 times a week, usually once to sleep but stays for dinner everytime. My…
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Do I have to pay the interest added onto the child benefit owed because of the high income
Hi, I've trawled the Internet but cannot find an answer. We have been hit by the child benefit high income overpayment. We owe £10500. £500 of this is interest added on. We have taken a loan out but been unable to contact hmrc to pay what we owe. The interest is being added on daily. £10 in under a week. I really feel as…
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child benefit - think I missed I went over 50K limit......
Hi, Got a nasty feeling I went over the 50K threshold on the child benefit system for 2018-2019 tax year :( I started a new job where bonuses seem to be decided on a whim and it never crossed my mind that I might have got anywhere near the limit. I'm likely about 1K over, I've put in my figures on the calculator to test…
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6month complaint, arrears and lump sum deduction order
My partner has had an ongoing complaint with CSA and CMS for years regarding maladministration where he had 2 dependants and 2 PWC (they paying the wrong parent with care and won't seek the money back to address arrears to the correct PwC) and calculations. Nothing has been resolved as yet. No updates. No returned calls…
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Costs in lower tribunal
I have searched, google searched and really cannot find the definitive answer. Are appeals to CMS tribunals just like DWP appeals. ie no costs are awarded ?
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Child’s father is working full time and I have told CSA and he must be signing on. I get £6 a fortni
Please help me I’m so depressed and struggling to make ends meet
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Brand New at Being Single Mum-Help!
I became a single mum back in January and am now trying to sort out the finances so we can maintain a decent standard of living. Facts: *I make 25k, ex makes about 42k. * We have 2 kids: 9 and 2 year old. * We have a shared mortgage of £800 pm and £139 left to pay - don't think I can afford payments alone 😔 *Ex wants 50/50…
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Child Maintanince Query
Back in September I was made redundant from my job because I didn’t know how long I would be out of work for I made the decision to agree a figure for the next years maintain everything with my ex and paid one lump sum up front. This was paid via bank transfer with the tittle one years maintance in December she was…
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Split - CSA / Mortgage
Hi all, I need a little help if possible, so I see my two girls Wednesday from school pick up (where i finish work early) to Monday school drop off (then i go to work) and then again 3pm Saturday till Monday school drop off again. So, the ex had an affair with her work collegue who was also my friend, i kicked her out to…
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Highe earner tax child benefit
Hi, My husband needs to fill in a tax return for 2018/19 as his salary went over the £50k and we were claiming child benefit. During that time he paid into a cycle to work scheme which according to the HMRC calculator we can deduct from his salary. My question is does this just go on the tax return as expenses as there is…
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CMS after pension contributions
Hi all, Trying to ensure I pay the correct CMS. Calculator says put in income after pension contributions, but before income and NI. I earn 29k. I pay 78 quid into an employers pension enrollment. Do I put my income in as 28.1k or do I put it in as 29k. Bit confused and new to all this. Thanks. Below is a link to my recent…
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Ex asking to increase maintenance
I have been paying maintenance for many years and my ex has asked to increase the payments. She has had more children since we separated - she soon married after we separated but we were never married ourselves. She feels that her other children miss out because she has less to spend on them compared to our child who I'm…
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Overpaid CMS by thousands...
Hi, i'm hoping for some advice please. I've been paying child support at £500 a month for many years, i have never missed a payment nor had any arrears. This amount was assessed by CMS and subject to an annual review. I paid via direct pay with a standing order to my ex wife. I have very recently found out that this claim…
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CMS liability order enforcement
Re: Historic CMS Arrears case relating to adult child of my disabled husband (who has autism and learning difficulty). Husband does not understand what is going on so I am dealing with everything. CMS know husband has no income a hasn't (no benefits) for nearly 7 years. Refusing to accept reduced installment payments…
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Child Maintenance Service Bailiffs
I paid £20 to pay for enforced payments against my partner's ex husband about a year ago for her daughter. Anyone know how good they are? To me it should be a simple process but I made the payment about a year ago and feel I am no closer for any payment to be made.
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Am I committing benefit fraud?
Hi, Would really like an outside opinion on my situation. I lost my job in the summer, but didn't claim any benefits as we had enough to get by and I was enjoying the time off. About a month or so ago I started claiming basic JSA, as I am now properly looking for work. In my spare time I sometimes write articles for a…
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Child maintenance changes
Hi All, My kida dad is paying child maintenance since February 2019 (applied for in December 2018 so he was over a month behind but apparently this was the only option as he's getting paid on the last day of each month). I had ZERO help from him throughout the whole year and had to rely on childminders and change job to…
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Can’t afford payments
Hi Need some help my ex has contacted cms about paying for my 2boys which is £185 per month I can’t afford this and have told them this I’ve offered her £120 per month which is what I can afford, She’s put me in a financial mess in where I may have to quit my current job as I can’t afford these payments also I beehive the…
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Child Benefit Higher Salary
Good evening, I have a quick query regarding child benefit and just want some clarification. I earn £59k a year and sacrifice 8% monthly into my pension, my partner earns £12.5k a year. Am I right in thinking that child benefit is only based on one persons salary over £50k? So we would have to pay a percentage back should…
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CSA deduction from earnings
My partner has a private agreement with his ex to pay maintenance for his children, however he’s just found out that despite making regular payments every month, ( an amount previously agreed by him and his ex), the CSA has also been taking money directly from his salary at source, can they do this? I’m certain that he’s…