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Eligible course question
Hi there, Husband is NRP, he and ex have always had private arrangement. His daughter has completed A levels, and we thought maintenance liability would be coming to an end. Now hearing that she is going to do a two year diploma course, which she has to pay £3k a year for. We are unsure whether this means liability…
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Nrp job hopping 😡
Hi bit of a rant really and wondering if anybody else has ever been in this situation(to shed some light on it) I have just rung the cms as my payment never came in to be told my ex isn't with the company they have the deductions of earnings with but another is flagging up on the system and they will set another up. Since…
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Child Benefit Earning Over 60K
Hello, I earn less than 50K and my wife earns over 60K. We've recently had a baby. I completed the child benefit forms saying we don't want to claim as I thought we're ineligible given my wife's earnings. However, due to maternity pay, my wife will be paid around £30K for the year, so we should be eligible, is this right?…
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"Free" 15 hours childcare
Hi, can anyone advise please? Our son and his partner have recently been told by their daughter's nursery school that they have to pay top up fees for her free 15 hours a week place there. Apparently they forgot to charge for the last academic year but are now trying to claim it for this year (i.e from September 2018) at a…
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30 hour free childcare - Council making up their own rule
Hi We are both working parents and have always been entitled to 30 hours free childcare for the last few years. Our full entitlement is 30 hours for 38 weeks in any given year. Since 01 September 2018 we have only used 29 weeks up to end of March 19. We started at nursery again 01 July 2019 and have been told we are only…
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Child working full time
Hi all, I’ve looked all over the internet and am finding it very hard to find an answer to this. Would be very grateful if anyone can shed any light. My partner has always payed child maintenance for his kids. The youngest has just turned 18. She has not spoken to us for a few months. Everything seemed fine and then out of…
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CMS variation form
Help - has anyone ever successfully done a CMS child maintenance variation form? My ex runs his own ltd company as sole director, has a second home and yet pays based upon earning minimum wage. I asked for a variation a couple of months ago and explained the situation in writing, and they have finally sent me a form to…
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NRP Signing up to CMS
Just looking for advice on signing up with the CMS. Have had a verbal agreement with the ex partner for 11 years, but she's now asking for more money plus extra's for school etc.. I'm sure her 3 bedroom extension and the fact she's getting married has nothing to do with it!!! I want to sign up with the CMS myself as she…
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Who tells CMS when to end it?
Hi, My daughter who I don't have any contact to anymore is turning 18 in November I'm aware my payments will run into 2020 as she is under the new law education till they are 18 unless they get a job or till 20 for further education. I wouldn't know if she was working or going into further education. While CMS now get my…
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When does CMA stop?
My partner has 2 kids with his ex wife, one is 10 and one is 15. He will be 16 in February but I just wanted to know when does he stop paying CMA? Cos the gov website says 16 but isn’t there new rules now about kids having to stay in education until they are 18? I don’t really understand and would like a clearer picture.…
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CSA Amount
I have 2 children with my ex wife (5 and 11) i have them 4 days a week and give her £250, I have a 6 month old with a different woman and the CSA are demanding I pay £320 per month, this seems a little excessive for a 6 month old and if I do the online calculator it is more like £220 per month, I have spoken with the CSA…
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Counterclaim
Hi I split up with my ex wife 3 years ago and since then (and currently) i have my boys 3.5 days per week so we have them 50/50, she has now raised a claim with the CSA for maintainence, firstly is this allowed as we have them equally and if so am I allowed to counter claim?
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Csa won’t lower payments
Hi all been paying for little one through csa for years for the last few years been paying 242 a month wages been 30-35000 per year which is fine . Few months ago I got the renewal and it went up to 257 a month but from January this year all overtime has been cut so my wages are now 21000 a year. I sent wagesios to prove…
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IVA taking 60% of CSA payments
Good evening all this is my first post and I’m after some advice please. My ex partner is currently enrolled in a IVA And part of the terms of the IVA are that she must apply for CSA despite us having a mutual agreement (I see my daughter every weekend and every time I’m on leave, roughly 160 days a year) and have done for…
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Anyone know who A & G are to the CSA?
Hello, I am reading through my file and have come across a notation for a decision in my favour regarding legislation and jurisdiction. The complaints team worker states that "A & G have confirmed..." So I wondered if any of you knew who A & G were/are? Thank you.
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CMS- Next to useless
Im posting this on behalf of my daughter. Just some background first. She and her ex husband had 3 children together and when they were aged 1, 4 and 6 he laft her for a woman he worked with. They have since married and divorced (no more children) and he has now moved on to wife 3. Since they separated he never once had…
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The income 25% rule
I understand that the CMS will only adjust the amount due if the income of the paying parent goes up or down by 25% and they would require this to change for 12 weeks. So what is stopping the paying parent reducing their income using pension contributions by lets say 26% for a few months, applying for the re-adjustment…
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CMS Advice
Me and my ex split up about 5yrs ago, we lived together and had a son who's now 9. a year after we split, i moved down south to be nearer to my parents. Since then he has done all the travelling, seeing him once or twice a month for the weekend and occasionally during the holidays. He's paid maintenance, usually around 10%…
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I'm a mug
I'm paying my ex £350 a month while being on £22K. She has threatened access to my daughter and has also threatened to tell every secret I have shared with her over the 4 years we were together (nothing illegal). She now wants £500 a month and we only just agreed the £350 days ago. It started at £90! I think it's time I…
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Advise needed
I have been divorced from my ex for 17 years, we have 4 children. I have received a bill from the CMS for over £10,000 (this is now being taken from my earnings on a monthly basis) which according to them is debt from the CSA from 2012. I did receive this in 2012 and I questioned the validity then, and still do. I paid my…