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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…
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Son gone to live with father
After 12 years my son decided he wanted to live with his father and the court agreed for him to move. My ex had been paying child maintenance through ‘Collect and pay’ of £600 a month. His household income, including his wife’s salary, is about £200k a year. My household income, including benefits etc is less than £20k a…
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CMS written off Ex unpaid CM
Help My ex owes around £1500 in child maintenance. She is playing the game very well and keeps changing job, agent etc. Today I receive a letter from the CMS saying they have "written off unpaid child maintenance". The letter cites they cannot recover the debt. I am not sure what basis they have made that judgment as she…
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Should payment on new calculation have been pro rata?
Child maintenance amount has gone down on the annual review by CMS due to a new job paying less money. The payments are made on the first of the month and on the paper work the new amount was from 15 December. The payment made on the 1st December was for the new lower payment. Should this have been made pro rata ie 14 days…
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Advice please
Could anyone give me advice on what happens when a absent parent refused to give wage slips ( proof of income ) to CM Optiond?
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Who do I need to inform?
So I recieved my payment dates and amounts I will receive my child maintenance. Who do I inform of these and what will I lose? Do I lose any of my income support or child tax credits? And will I have to pay more rent and council tax? This is NOT an issue as I dont mind paying anything I just need to work my monies out…
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Tax Avoidance to avoid child support
I'm on here to see if anyone can help me with my struggle using the child maintenance service. My ex is a self employed accountant who started using a Tax avoidance scheme when we split. We are also going through divorce proceedings. The problem is the scheme allows him to divert his earnings to them and they pay him…
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Refusing collect and pay
Hi, my ex and I have been divorced for sometime now. We have 2 children together. Initially we had a personal agreememt were he was paying 350 a month but then he stopped paying becauae I was still living in our house with his name on the mortgage. Stopping the payments made me unable to pay the morrgage so now im in…
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How long before I should receive a decision?
My sons father best me up when he was just 5 weeks old (I left and never went back) he asked to see him after 6 months - I didnt refuse contact I just suggested he had supervised access in a contact centre only until I was satisfied my son wasnt in harm's way. Anyways ff to this year I went through the courts to gain…
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Tax credits & self employed
Hello. I am self employed and currently receive tax credits to boost my income. I must point out i am a single parent. My partner will be moving in soon. In regards to tax credits these will stop. How do tax credits take into account my final figure income given the fact that i have provided an estimate upto now and do not…
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Legal Sanctions timescales
Wanted to ask if anyone has any experience re timescales of court dates for legal sanctions. CMS submitted the relevant paperwork to request a court date four/five weeks ago. They don’t have any idea of how long it will be be before a date is booked and won’t be able to tell me the exact date of the hearing even when they…
