REMO-Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Order

anne05_2

Hi hello im anne from phil,i hve a son who is half brit n his father living in london uk but unfortunately he ddnt even care to give support or even try to help me raise my son,ryt now im hving a difficulties n i really dont knw what to do,when one of my friend from uk told me about REMO n he said i cant be refused,what is the right thing to do as my son really needs support from him..he neglected n refused to give.hope to get some advice as i really need it.thnks a lot

anne05_2

so u already applied n they grant it?and ur only problem is the bank account?so in my case do u think i can make it also?as i ddnt applied yet n i need to go to british embassy first,wat are the documents needed when applying for remo?hope to get some guidance on how i can get it.thnks

stacey2006

anne05 wrote: »

so u already applied n they grant it?and ur only problem is the bank account?so in my case do u think i can make it also?as i ddnt applied yet n i need to go to british embassy first,wat are the documents needed when applying for remo?hope to get some guidance on how i can get it.thnks

In the U.K. you go to the local Magistrates court to ask them to get a court order for maintenance. As you live in the Philippines you would have to find out who to contact there. It will not be the British Embassy, you governments REMO office will contact the British courts.

AnxiousMum

stacey2006 wrote: »

Advice please.

Does anyone have experience of REMO and Alberta?

I have a court order made through REMO Jan 2011 (took 18 months!), I have not received a payment yet though as Alberta Maintainance Enforcement won't pay into a non-Canadian bank account and wont send a check. REMO wont accept payments and keep telling me (through the Magistrates) that I need to register with Alberta Maintainance who keep telling me that I can't register until I or REMO give them bank account details.

I have tried to open a Canadian bank account with HSBC but was turned down as I have bad credit. If I received maintainance payments maybe I would be able to pay my bills on time!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I cant decide whether to cry or tear my hair out.

Stacey they CAN and they WILL pay a cheque! My cheques from BC for the last six months have had a warning on the cheque stub stating - 'we no longer issue cheques, the only way you can receive your maintenance is by direct deposit into a bank account'. I called the BC office to query this, and was told that they are trying to get all payments paid into accounts by direct deposit - but legally, they have money that belongs to you - and they have to pay you. As a non Canadian resident, you cannot open a Canadian account, due to the transfer charges, FMEP cannot do an international transfer. Therefore the ONLY way they can pay you is by mailing you a cheque in Canadian funds. I queried the warning - and was informed that this of course would not apply, or could not apply, in my case. Put your foot down, stomp, and failing that - if you child is Canadian or entitled to a Canadian citizenship - then call the Canadian Consulate and get them to act on your behalf.

jdbarr

I contacted REMO almost 2 months ago and was told that even tho I had a court order from London court, I could file for REMO at my local Magistrates court. The "lost' the first letter and finally,after a month, responded to my 2nd letter. Now the local court is saying that i MUST file with the London Court :mad:
Does anyone know if this means that I must attend the court in London to actually file the papers or can I mail them in?
Has anyone had experience filiing and the timing it took once it reached the court to something even happening?
Im lucky, if you can say that, that my ex *pos* (piece of sh**) followed the one order the court made and filed a mirror order in the US so our UK Order is registered with the US courts. He just thinks he's above the law, meanwhile he and his new wife and all his step children enjoy luxurious holidays and new laptops around!:(
Thank you for reading!

nco41

Now the local court is saying that i MUST file with the London Court :mad:
Does anyone know if this means that I must attend the court in London to actually file the papers or can I mail them in?
Has anyone had experience filiing and the timing it took once it reached the court to something even happening?
!:(
Thank you for reading![/QUOTE]

Evening
I have just popped on here and seen you post.
I myself had to go through a London court to get my REMO registered I went through Principal Registry of the Family Division (PRFD) at High Holborn London.Section C. They have a number of people there who deal just with REMO's so they have excellent knowledge but like all courts they are very very busy and almost impossible to get hold of on the phone.
No I did not have to attend court myself I had to swear a affidavit to support my application and enclose a copy of my order and they did the rest.
The best thing you can do is contact the PRFD either by phone or letter and ask them directly.
Even going through them it is still a very slow process and will take many months to enforce. Keep at it . It will be worth it in the end. Just to give you a idea of time scales. My application was forwarded to REMO by PRFD in October 2010. REMO sent it to America in February 2011(3 months). America filed and served my ex-husband within 7 days and he has been objecting to the registration of the orders ever since! 14 months and 7 court appearences later I am nearly there. So patience is a must.
I'm no expert and threr are others on here who know far more than me.
You may do well to start your own thread regarding this as more people will see it and you will get more advise.
Good luck and keep us posted
Nco

aurous

Does anyone know about the Maintenance department of the London Compliance and Collection Centre?

What role does it play with regard to overseas maintenance orders? What powers does it have?

Scotland_Legal

melbarnes wrote: »

It really depends on what kind of order you were granted. Was it under the Children Act 1989? You should also be getting child maintenance which is possible under either jurisdiction although the UK maybe seen as 'first seized' if they dealt with it before. In Spain, however, you would get child maintenance up to the child's first job, only cutting off at 25 if they remain unemployed. Its a lot more generous there so you should seek free advice at your local Magistrates Court under the new Maintenance Regulation that covers all EU countries. See my previous post.

Sorry, but I have been dealing with Spain for years, Maintenance Regulation or Hague. They are absolutely useless and take years to do nothing. The Spanish justice system must be one of the slowest in the world

twirlie

Ooh I just found this thread!

Wanted to give you guys a positive story - I successfully applied and receive child support from Texas for my son. I think our case was easier as ex is a government employee in a stable job (Which gives me the added perk of being able to google "his name salary" and get up to date figures! How insane is that?)

REMO took an AGE to get the forms across to the Attorney General - Around 18 months. We missed out on 3 years of child support, but got one backdated. Our first payment was when my son was 4.

Recently I've discovered that ex has had a $15,000 pay rise so I'm curious about what the procedure is for getting the amount amended. I originally went through the county court for my order, instead of magistrates (BIG MISTAKE!) so I don't know if I can be bothered with the effort if it involves going through all of that again, but then again, its not MY money you know?

Anyone have any experience of getting a court order amended? Is it (Wishful thinking?) possible for the overseas CSA to amend the order or does it have to be done here in the UK?

AnxiousMum

You will need to apply for a Variation order through the Magistrates court, which will then go to Texas for registration, then enforcement.