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Ex soon out of prison
My ex H and father of my two children is due to be released from prison at Christmas. He will have served three years of a six year sentence for fraud. Should I start the CSA process now? He'll no doubt go back to be being self employed and minimise his profit to zero so I doubt I'll get a penny but nonetheless.... Given…
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Tax credits vs vouchers - two kids confusion!
Hi community! So the tax-free childcare pages on MSE are very clear about which option is best depending on your family type, however we appear to sit in a grey area and I'm hoping you lovely people can help where my brain has failed! We have a 4 year old who will be starting school in September and will need pre and after…
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CSA Help!
Hi, My ex partner and I had a daughter 12 years ago. We have been separated since and I do not have any contact with my ex or our daughter. My ex got married a year or two ago. In June this year, she applied to the Child maintenance service regarding our daughter. She had not contacted the service before this. Please can…
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Child support payments/number of nights
Hi, My husband is paying regular support payments and has done for three years. When they divorced he agreed £650 per month for the two children as at that time, because of work schedule he would not be able to have the children stay often and so this was calculated on the 1-2 nights per week rate even though they did…
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i dont understand im so confused please help
I have just received a letter from the CSA dated the 28/07/2017 saying the liability is no longer in force as my child has reached 20. Then the next line says "This liability for child maintenance ended on 5/05/2015". What does it mean? im so confused please any ideas? I pay every month.
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Where do I stand .
Help! I have my boys every weekend one long.one friday to sunday the other is either a Firday or Sat night during the holidays i will have them from a sunday to sunday alternate weeks. Since my marriage breakdown 3 yrs ago my boys have spent every Christmas with me. I have continuously paid my ex a monthly amount. I am…
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What is included and not included when they assess if your income is less than £100k?
On the childcare choice website one of the questions is asking: " is your income before tax less than £100k?" Pensions are tax deductible, can the NHS pension contributions be taken off. I.e. Gross income minus pension contributions = the income figure to submit ?
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Proof of overnight stays.
Hi, I have 3 boys who have been staying overnight at least once a week with me since April. I contacted the child maintenance service to inform them of this and the said they would contact my ex to get her to confirm this. I received a letter from the child maintenance service saying they could not accept the changes to…
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Going self employed
Hi all I have recently gone self employed and wanted to know if I can protect any of the profit my business makes from the csa? I was earning around 30k before going self employed and was more than happy to pay the money the csa asked I pay my ex, in fact i overlooked 3 months over payments to her when i first had to leave…
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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…
