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Child support

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Clearance timescales for child support payments
Hi all, Hoping for some advice on where I can go to challenge the pay,ent clearance timescales being quoted to me by the CMS in regards to payments obtained by the enforcement agents. Little bit of background - There are currently two separate Liability Orders out with Marstons for collection, one relating to debt built up…
Am I overpaying?
Hi there, really don’t know where to go for advice so trying here first... In a nutshell, I am paying £425 p/m support for my 3 kids as per .gov.uk calculator which I have no issue with. My ex also gets the full allocation of child tax credits or whatever they are (£700 p/m) and on top of this she revives just over £400…
Help !!!!
I need some advice I have 3 children that live with my ex I have pay child maintence at a really high rate as I’m in arrears with them through no fault of my own they didn’t send the paperwork to the correct address. They take the money direct from my wages which leave me with £50 after I’ve paid my rent!! Which leaves me…
DNA Test (Do I have to back-pay)
So after a 1 night stand and 10 years after am about to do a DNA test I have paid nothing towards the child that the mother says is mine and I am waiting for the proof before I have any emotional ties or contact with them I am curious to whether I will be in arrears or owe money to anyone for the past 10 years if the child…
Need advice about DWP and CSA
Ok here goes Im an American citizen, met and married my ex wife in 2001, we had 2 children who are now 15 and 13. Wife threw me out because she said I was too controlling, divorce was final Jan 2018. Im now living back in the states and ex and kids are in the uk. My ex is disabled and IVe never worked while living in the…
Universal Credit Capital Threshold and Student Loan Debt
Sorry I've just spotted that there's sub-topic within the Benefits section, and didn't realise this was for child support. I;ve made a copy of this under universal credit, but not sure how to delete it here. So sorry... Hello all, I am a newbie here, so please tell me if I'm not quite doing things the conventional way....…
Decision change after 12 years
Back in 2005 I was in arrears with my child maintenance after a number of letter exchanges and the fact my daughter came to live with me for her 2 year college course I received a statement from the CSA clearly stating that the outstanding balance was ZERO. there was no indication what so ever that the decision was…
CMS Tribunal
(this could be a long explanation, brace yourself) June 2016 I was forced to leave my £33k a year job and take a bribery and a payoff to keep quiet. I was struggling to pay all bills so in September 2016 I entered an IVA and started a new job a £23k October 2016 I decided to try my hand at self-employment. So I came out of…
Why is my partner paying csa
Hi I’m wondering if anyone can help or shed any light on mine and my partners situation... My partner has 2 children from a previous marriage, I also have 2 children from a previous marriage, and we also have a son together, because we live together my partner helps pay for my children and obviously our son together. We…
Parental rights
The biological ‘father’ to my now 3 year old has only been paying him child support since October last year through the CSA. As agreed it’s paid directly to my bank the day he gets paid and it was a mutual agreement to save a percentage being taken. He’s never been consistent and the 13 chances he’s has to see our son he’s…
Question on siblings staying different number of overnights with nrp
I am the primary carer of 3 children. If one of the children spends a different number of overnights with the non-resident parent per year than the other 2 siblings, would this affect the child maintenance payments and if so how? For example, if child A spends 130 nights with the non-resident parent per year and child B &…
Sick and tired of constant threats
How long does a tribunal take to get to court? We are constantly harassed by my ex suggesting that we are diverting income. We genuinely are not. And now threatened with tribunal...happy to go as we ve nothing to hide. But, can anyone tell me, who pays the costs of the tribunal?
CMS Tribunal
Hi I am due to attend a CMS tribunal in Aug 18. My ex is self employed and claims he earns minimum wage and therefore I have requested a tribunal to understand the true amount he earns and have fair maintenance payments for his 2 children. As anyone had experience of these tribunals as I don't know what to expect. Does…
When does ‘tertiary ‘ education officially end?
I receive maintenance payments for my daughter from my ex and the court order says that payments stop on her 18th birthday or when she finishes ‘tertiary ‘ education, whichever is later. My daughter is 18 this June and finishes her college course around the same time. She has decided not to stay in education but to use her…
Payments backdated on payrise?
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can help? My annual review is due early April and my wage has increased over the 25% (a few months ago) due to a job change. I will be telling them this, so I know my payments will increase, but will this then get backdated to when my salary changed or just to the beginning of the anual review as…
REMO - NRP abroad, how can I locate him?
Good afternoon all! I had a one night night stand with a guy and as a result I am now the proud mother of a little man. The father who is German has chosen not to get involved, which is fine, however I said that I would seek child maintenance. He said that if this happens he will leave his job and the country and that I…
Father never paid Child Support
Hi there, Could anyone give me a bit of advice. My parents split up when I was 2 years old, and my father paid CS until I was 8. When I was 8, my mum got married again, and she told my father to put the CS into a fund for me to get when I was 18 or 21. He agreed, and nothing was spoke about it again. When I turned 18 (I'm…
Where to go next...
I really need some help with getting CMS to take swifter enforcement. My CMS case was set up in 2016 as a replacement for the CSA case that had been active since 2010. It is currently just over £3,200 in arrears. This is made up of one Liability Order for the arrears that were transferred from CSA of £1,300, a Liability…
CMS and company car scheme problem
Hi, Ive been paying CSA to my ex wife for 7 years now without a hitch, but the CMS have just contacted me to suggest a new payment that is £140 a month higher than previously. The reason they give is that it is now based on gross income not net income. My problem with this is that in the tax year they are looking at (…
No CM Paid - Help Please
I have 3 children and the absent father walked out on us 5 years ago in the middle of the night taking all money and items of value and hasn't had contact with myself or his children since. The children are now 6, 11 & 12. I originally survived on food parcels whilst the CSA chased him for 6 months after he refused to pay,…

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