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Child Maintenance
Hi All some quick background, my son turned 16 last month and is looking to get into either an apprenticeship or traineeship (nightmare as he does not know exam results yet which would determine which he is eligible for) anyway, i assume reading the bumf that if he goes into an apprenticeship that i can stop my child…
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travel expenses
I understand that the non-custodian parent can have their travel expenses deducted from the child maintenance. But if the father choses to moves away (long distance, 500 miles) is this still the case? And a claim of 10k for the travel expenses...does this seem normal?
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Part payment query
OK here goes. Due to financial difficulties I ran up CSA arrears. The child no longer qualifies so the case is closed but I have arrears to pay which I have been doing. Was advised to go for a part-payment settlement. The CSA were happy with the amount I offered but here's the problem. They have tried calling and sending…
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When do I stop paying?
Hi, I have a 14 year old daughter I have not see her since she was 1. I have paid every month without fail £195 by private arrangements I do not speak with her mum or know where they are. When will my payments end etc and how do I know when if I have no contact. I feel I have paid long enough for someone I've never seen…
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Ex shows earnings of £100 per week
Situation: ex runs his own limited company and pays himself £100 per week wages. CSA collects £15 per week for two children. In reality he earns at least £700 per week, rents a house £600 per month. What mother can do?
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Overpaid - no refund !!!!!!
Hi all :) i'm going around in circles. CSA closed and CMS opened. Turns out an over payment of £1700 has been made yet the CSA wont refund as its "detrimental to the children" from my previous relationship (i also have a young child at home) complaints have yet to call me back (since March) and ive called every couple of…
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CMS Payments, what effects them?
Hi, The CMS have been in touch about a case between myself and my ex. She wants to move the case to them instead of sorting something out between ourselves, therefore prompting an income review on my part. I have had a pay rise in the last year, but I have also a significant mortgage and other financial commitments (loans…
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CSA Arrears Query
I wonder if anyone on here can enlighten me please? When my kids became teens several years ago, my bitter ex decided to call the CSA and tell them I had not paid a penny, despite the fact that she'd had regular cash off me up until this point. Long and short is that I ended up having to pay back over £23K (of which she…
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Child Tax Credit Query
I've signed up for tax free childcare however I've realised that the child tax credits and childcare vouchers I currently receive are almost as worthwhile. As my wife may have to stop working later this year can I cancel the Tax free childcare enrolment, as I'd then be left with nothing? I've not paid anything into the…
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Tax free childcare
Hi Does anybody know if it is possible to use this new scheme alongside the childcare vouchers scheme. My wife gets the maximum vouchers allowable of around £243 per month through her employer. I'm wondering if I can make up the balance of our childcare costs by the new the new tax free childcare scheme (I am self…
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30 hours free childcare
Apologies mods if this is posted in the wrong place, I couldn't find another suitable area. I have a question surrounding the 30 hours free childcare proposal. My partner has a 7 year old daughter from a previous marriage and I am looking to understand what our entitlements would be from a childcare perspective. We both…
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Worrying about transition to Universal Credit...will I receive less?
Hello all, Someone mentioned to me today that Universal Credit will start to replace a lot of benefits going forward and that you may end up receiving less per month when the changeover happens. I tried using the calculator to calculate how much I would get but I am getting a bit confused using it as the figures it is…
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Advice for single father
Hi i split with my ex around five years ago we have two children and my son moved in with me so we each had full time care of a child each. A little later i found out my ex had approached the csa demanding money (strange i know) so i called the csa an explained about me having my son full time etc their repy was i would…
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Do I have to pay maintenance and the mortgage for the family house they live in
Do I have to pay child maintenance as well as the family house mortgage which the ex and children live in even though I don't live there
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Would the CSA take my heavy goods?
I'm currently in 8k of arrears I've paid my ex around 5k but refuse to correspond with the CSA for time being. I have 2 little kids that I'm trying to get out of a council flat and my ex will never let me see my first born. She's refusing me access I'm refusing my money and yes I know it's 2 totally different things before…
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CM Calculation when ex is self employed
My ex is a self employed taxi driver.....yeah we all know why....how do I get a vague idea of his earnings....or what he says he earns?? He said that £150 a month for two kids is enough?! I don't want to Greedy I just want my kids to not loose out.
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Child Tax Credits - Stopped.
Hi All, I received a letter last week to advise that my child tax credit payments have now been stopped due to a change in responsibility of child. There has been no change in responsibility, my son has lived with me for the past year and that is still the case. I claim the child benefit and his Mother pays me CSA…
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Working out CSA payments
Hi. This is a question about whether the CSA take work expenses into consideration when deciding on how much a parent should pay in child support. I have made regular weekly payments to my ex for six years, but two things have recently changed: 1) I now incur approximately £500 a month in work related travel expenses (I…
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Will the CSA back pay me (dad)
hi i'm on the old system csa and pay for 1child £260 a month. i have only just realised you get a discount if you have other children living with you which i do 3! which says i would get a discount of 25% my question is would this be back dated as my eldest is 9? i'm sure if it was the other way around the would want it…
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CSA written off then CMS raise again!?
Hi, This is a query for a friend I thought IO would ask for advise for him on here... In brief, mother approached CSA in 2006 and was granted. Father paid a certain amount but did not hear from CSA so paid mother certain amounts as and when he could. In 2009 mother told CSA she will just get money off father as and when…