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Dad/Daughter Relationship Breakdown
Well, happy 2017 to you all - just my luck that I am making the toughest decisions in my life at this supposedly jolly time haha. OK - so I am a non-resident father of two girls. One biologically mine and the other non-biologically. Myself and kids mum have a private agreement that I pay £100/month into her bank account…
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Companies that don't 'do anything'
Hello. Question....My son's mother is a company director but pays no maintenance...the CMS stated she is 'kept' by her husband. She has been the director by herself or with others, of companies that don't seem to have 'done anything'...they exist on the web only in the Companies House website or in business listings, no…
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No Child Benefit, child is non attending at school - mum can still claim maintenance
Hoping that someone else is in a similar situation and can advise. Before the negativity begins - I was a single parent for years so am aware of the importance of maintenance etc. I am now seeing things from the NRP side. My other half has just been told he has to pay a child maintenance amount based on last year's annual…
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CMS calculations
Has anyone had any issues with CMS using out of date tax year figures? My partner has been paying for his 2 children via CSA until him and his ex wife were advised by CSA that they would have to come up with an agreement between themselves or be penalised if staying with CSA. They did this and my partner continued to pay…
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Higher Education
Am I right in thinking that as soon as my ex registers for a PhD, he will no longer have to pay child maintenance? Even if registered as a part time student?
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Will CMS payment be affected by marriage allowance payment
Hi I am a NRP and pay maintenance to my ex through CMS direct pay...basically my wife has recently signed up for marriage allowance and a portion of her tax allowance has been given to me and my tax code will be changing to reflect this.I was wondering if this would affect the CMS payment at all ? i know they base the…
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Sure start maternity grant help?
In march this year I applied for the sure start maternity grant, I had applied for the grant as I knew I would be entitled to child tax credits higher the the family element. In the mean time the HMRC calculated my child tax credit entitlement at half the amount of what I should receive, due to this my claim was rejected…
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Hello advice please!
Hello, I am new to this site so aplogise if i am posting this in the wrong place. I have today received a letter from those delightful people at the csa informing me that they have been overpaying me for the last 2 years and i now owe them just under 6k! The case is now closed as my daughter has turned 18 and i had no…
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Hello - advice please!
Hello Before i go into any more details can someone help me change my username - i just would like an new user name that my ex wont know it me (paranoid)!! before going into details!! - dont know how to do this or if this is possible! thanks in advance!
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New CMS case - need advice
I am divorced from my husband who is living with his new girlfriend. I am the carer of our two children. When we got divorced the agreement was that he pays £300.- per month and has the kids for two nights per week. He at some point shortened it to £200.- and told me that's all I am getting. Financially I could cope with…
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Info re waiving and course of action
Hi All I'm after a little advice on my situation. I am altering data slightly for obvious reasoning. I do apologise if I am starting a thread I shouldn't. I couldn't find anything similar to tag on to. Last year after 15 years CSA moved onto CMO and I was told that I would be re-assessed. That duly occurred and schedule…
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Tax Credits and Concentrix
Single mum, work full time. Small entitlement to Tax Credits. Received letter from Concentrix in April asking for evidence of childcare. Sent evidence before deadline. Heard nothing till September when I got a letter saying I hadn't sent evidence and hadn't responded to their June letter. June letter was never received. I…
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CMS Payments - ex-wife demanding money for childcare
Hey alll So I'm currently in the process of divorcing my wife. As soon as it ended and we split, we made arrangements for CMS based on my pay and things went well. I also agreed to pay for clothes to keep at mine, as I had them once a fortnight from Friday to Monday, along with the odd Friday to Saturday in between, and I…
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In desperate need of advice
Hi, I am after advice. I have been a NRP for the past 16 years to my 3 children and have paid all of my payments via CSA. I am now only responsible for paying CM for my youngest daughter who is 18 and has a baby herself. I have been in full time employment for almost 25 years with my current employer and since March this…
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Starting a NVQ course at 19
Hi My daughter finished her college course in June of this year when she was 18. She now works anything from 10-36 hrs a week at a Pub Restaurant.At this point, I stopped making payments through CSA. She turned 19 at the beginning of October and now work have offered her the chance to do a NVQ Catering course whilst at…
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how many nights a year rule vs court order
Sorry if this might has been asked before, i couldn't find anything for my case I have my 2 kids with a court order every second weekend and 50% of the holidays. As my daughter is now older now, I haven't seen her for a few months. Now the CMS wants to reduce my days due to this fact. I heard now 2 versions from CMS -…
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CSA ending, CMS starting notice period??
Do NRP's get a notification of a CSA case coming to an end due to the change to CMS? It appears that the PWC in our case has been told a while ago that it will be ending 6 months from when she got the notification, but hubby hasn't had any notification. - Surely both sides should get a letter notifying them of an end to…
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Ex avoiding maintenance but living the high life
Not only is ex husband not paying maintenance as he should and taking the CMS to a tribunal.He is saying he can't afford it as he then won't be able to afford his rent or car. 3 weeks ago he has had to move from his current rented house at 750 a month amd has now rented a 5 bed house for 1600 a month. The icing on the cake…
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Can CSA payments be reintroduced??
Hi In 2003 my husband split up from his previous wife. They had a son together who was 6 at the time. My husband left her the house and agreed through the courts that he would pay Child Maintenance up until he left education. This was agreed through the court and CSA were never involved. In 2015 he left full time education…
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CMS - Annual Review Figure Too High
Morning, I wonder if anyone has had any issues with the CMS when paying too much and if there has been any success in reviewing the amount they have had to pay and what they have had to do? I have just received my annual review letter, which has seen a significant increase in what I am supposed to pay each month, so I…
