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	Child Support 1610 topics Here you can discuss all aspects of child support, including child maintenance issues and your experience of the Child Support Agency.	Re: Child Support / Company Car by WYSPECIAL 13 Jul 25
	Contact and Residency 6637 topics Who will the kids live with and how often will the non-resident parent see them? Here you can discuss parental responsibility, residency and contact.	Parenting after divorce - shar ... by PADSstudy 04 Jun 25
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	Child Maintenance Clinic 517 topics This forum area enables members to interact with consultants from the government's child maintenance options service. Unfortunately, they will not be able to answer any specific questions on individual CSA cases.	Re: paying maintenance once child ... by NeedhelpDad 04 Sep 25

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How does Child maintenance assessment work My husband is not working so I cannot claim CM via CMS. He has agreed to voluntarily pay into a joint account an equal sum to me, from which we can both draw fo ... 28 Jun 18, by Melody Pond Latest 29 Jun 18 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :653	Latest by hadenoughnow 29 Jun 18
contact with mentally ill ex?? Ex is drug addict, and sectioned under mental health act. What sort of contact should be permitted? Physical? Supervised? ... 28 Jun 18, by 60IAMawitch Latest 28 Jun 18 by .Sylvia	Replies:1 :511	Latest by .Sylvia 28 Jun 18
Separating from husband with 2 year old son So this is my first time posting on here, i am also posting on behalf of my sister looking for advice and my whole family is literally stunned at our lack of op ... 26 Jun 18, by Anonymous Brother	Replies:0 :494
Forced into court action I am based in Scotland and have unfortunately no matter what I have tried, my ex has now forced me into going down the court route to gain access to my children ... 15 Jun 18, by kennym25	Replies:0 :505
New husband - no maintenance Hi All, ex wife pays zero maintenance as her bf pays for everything and the CSA assessment came back zero ( as she has no official income) The ... 26 May 18, by fairlyhas	Replies:0 :562
New Research On Parental Alienation I thought Wiki people might be interested in this recent research on Parental Alienation. 24 May 18, by .Sylvia	Replies:0 :663
Children and finances My ex-partner and I are divorced a number of years. We have two children under 18. If one child wants to live with one parent and the other with the other. Is i ... 13 May 18, by Brin135 Latest 14 May 18 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:3 :534	Latest by WYSPECIAL 14 May 18
Enforcement child arrangements order Hi all I currently in the midst of court proceedings for child matters and I now need to apply for an enforcement order. My ex wife has a warning notic ... 05 May 18, by Electrician Latest 08 May 18 by Electrician	Replies:1 :735	Latest by Electrician 08 May 18
children suddenly refusing to communicate Hello All, I've not posted on here for years and thought that my days of dealing with the divorce process were behind me but things have suddenly gone ... 24 Apr 18, by happyagain Latest 24 Apr 18 by Mitchum	Replies:2 :579	Latest by Mitchum 24 Apr 18
Child (school visits) I have a question to ask if anyone can help will appreciate it a lot. Divorced parents but the child was never split properly (so no arrangement what s ... 24 Apr 18, by Leyla Smith Latest 24 Apr 18 by .Sylvia	Replies:1 :494	Latest by .Sylvia 24 Apr 18
Court order for child's name I split from my husband due to his persistent adultery a month before I gave birth in May 17. We were married 11 months. He saw the child very regularly at firs ... 21 Apr 18, by Thelastlaugh Latest 21 Apr 18 by Thelastlaugh 1 2	Replies:7 :1706	Latest by Thelastlaugh 21 Apr 18
Help! What is legal standing when..... My STBX and I have been attending mediation for four sessions - I thought we had agreed the parenting plan and now he is not sticking to it. Changing t ... 23 Mar 18, by joebloggs45 Latest 07 Apr 18 by joebloggs45	Replies:2 :540	Latest by joebloggs45 07 Apr 18
Shared care Hi. I am completly lost and any opinion or advise would be greatly appreciated. At present, my ex hustband comes every other week to family home to loo ... 29 Mar 18, by Miha	Replies:0 :506
Help needed for Court order wording! Good Evening, One of the points in the last order made (whilst I couldn't attend in person so an adjournment is listed) is that 'It is ordered that Cou ... 19 Mar 18, by MummyOfBoys Latest 19 Mar 18 by Deborah66	Replies:1 :514	Latest by Deborah66 19 Mar 18
Ex limiting my time with my kids to 8 hours My ex changed our cuttent routine of visiting going from every Wednesday 5-8pm for swimming and food and every other Friday night sleepover to 8pm sat return 12 Mar 18, by Andywitcombe Latest 15 Mar 18 by bluesteel	Replies:1 :610	Latest by bluesteel 15 Mar 18
Holiday included in child costs A divorced friend told me that I should include an amount that would go towards a holiday with my kid in my child's costs. As we should be allowed a holiday tog ... 09 Mar 18, by Biddy1977 Latest 12 Mar 18 by Visselly	Replies:3 :556	Latest by Visselly 12 Mar 18
Help!! Snowed in and can't attend hearing! Google is no help! The schools are all closed and there is no way I can get to the court for the hearing? Will it happen without me? The Children's fat ... 28 Feb 18, by MummyOfBoys Latest 01 Mar 18 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :494	Latest by LittleMrMike 01 Mar 18
Harassment of 13 year old? What would you do? So, my new husband who I have been with for 5 years (married for 2 months). His ex wife banned him from seeing his children (without reason) and mediation h ... 22 Feb 18, by rp000 Latest 23 Feb 18 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :559	Latest by WYSPECIAL 23 Feb 18
Child contact hearing What I can do for postpone for coming court hearing ? Thanks ... 17 Feb 18, by Happy8	Replies:0 :399
Specifics Issue Order/SIO Advice needed please Hello everyone I need some advice regarding my current family situation and in particular if I should apply for a Specific Issue Order. I don't want t ... 14 Feb 18, by Silverdew	Replies:0 :452
Child arrangements enforcement order - allegations Hi all, So CAO and finances all sorted last year but ex wife failed miserably on the time she was supposed to see our child. She has managed 33% of the ... 03 Feb 18, by fairlyhas Latest 03 Feb 18 by fairlyhas	Replies:1 :469	Latest by fairlyhas 03 Feb 18
Advice on court re holidays. Hi, I have a court order, from last October, with ex for contact with our 3 year old boy. It states that I have 3 weeks of the main school summer holidays a ... 18 Jan 18, by Andynumpty Latest 30 Jan 18 by bluesteel	Replies:1 :542	Latest by bluesteel 30 Jan 18
Child maintenance calculation Hi all, I work as a IT contractor through a limited company where I am the only director. I effectively consult to companies requiring my services - us ... 24 Jan 18, by ThereWillBeLight Latest 27 Jan 18 by ThereWillBeLight	Replies:4 :645	Latest by ThereWillBeLight 27 Jan 18
Passport My ex is yet to be allowed due to various issues take our 4 year old out of the country until now. It clearly states I am to hand the passport over once I have ... 27 Jan 18, by Bibbobs Latest 27 Jan 18 by Bibbobs	Replies:2 :604	Latest by Bibbobs 27 Jan 18
Co-operative Parenting Consultation The DoE have today launched a public consultation: Co-operative Parenting Following Family Separation: Proposed Legislation on the Involvement of Both ... 13 Jun 12, by rubytuesday Latest 08 Jan 18 by Forseti 1 2 3 ... 8	Replies:52 :4699	Latest by Forseti 08 Jan 18
Change of child's surname without consent? From my knowledge changing surname on birth certificate require consent of other parent especially when his name is on there and he has PR. Obviously like many ... 29 Dec 17, by Ababy Latest 30 Dec 17 by .Sylvia	Replies:3 :640	Latest by .Sylvia 30 Dec 17
Can't avoid child maintenance I am asked by child maintenance to pay my ex childmentanance the money is too much based on my expenditure every month I will be left with nothing to mental mys ... 27 Dec 17, by Tundeoseni Latest 27 Dec 17 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :503	Latest by WYSPECIAL 27 Dec 17
Two xmas stockings; tradition tampering? Dear all, This is a tricky time for us recently divorced - oh boy and good luck! Last year was my first year alone in my new house, without my two young childre ... 23 Dec 17, by TigerBell Latest 26 Dec 17 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:6 :1091	Latest by WYSPECIAL 26 Dec 17
Cafcass interim hearing My son is applying for residence for his 2 boys. One who has been abused by its Mother. At 13 1/2 he wants to live with his father, has told Cafcass he refuses ... 11 Dec 17, by kernow lady Latest 12 Dec 17 by Joshua Russell	Replies:1 :590	Latest by Joshua Russell 12 Dec 17
Ex restricting communications - what's reasonable? Hi All, This might seem a bit silly but I am pretty worried about it so thought I'd share and would appreciate any opinions, thank you! After ... 28 Nov 17, by s59 Latest 28 Nov 17 by Under60	Replies:3 :497	Latest by Under60 28 Nov 17
Mother wants to goto Court over money HI, My ex / mother of the children wants to go back to court to apply for maintenance / extra income. We finished Ancillary relief 4 years ago, and I p ... 26 Nov 17, by mike12 Latest 27 Nov 17 by mike12	Replies:2 :514	Latest by mike12 27 Nov 17
new parental alienation process Headline in Guardian Nov 17 2017: Divorcing parents could lose children if they try to turn them against partner. Measures being trialled to prevent par ... 18 Nov 17, by elizadoolittle	Replies:0 :549
CAO ex-wife keeps breaking Hi All, We had a CAO in Feb, but ex-wife failed to keep to it and ironically went to court to enforce it - bizarre. Judge change it and 12yo w ... 12 Nov 17, by fairlyhas	Replies:0 :506
Broken communications I have been separated from my partner for 9.5 years now. Initially it was amicable but recently he has refused to pay anything (complicated by the fact my daugh ... 05 Nov 17, by catfoley...2 Latest 06 Nov 17 by Deborah66	Replies:1 :571	Latest by Deborah66 06 Nov 17
Child benefit help Hi could anyone please offer any advice. My divorce was completed in July 2016. It was agreed that my son’s mother would care for my son 4 days a wee ... 03 Nov 17, by Kadafi Latest 05 Nov 17 by Kadafi 1 2	Replies:8 :1286	Latest by Kadafi 05 Nov 17
Is this acceptable? Wife wants the following: I get my daughter every second weekend and get to visit, take out for tea and put to bed a few times in the week. Does this seem f ... 20 Aug 17, by Footy1234 Latest 02 Nov 17 by worried_dad	Replies:1 :539	Latest by worried_dad 02 Nov 17
The narcissist resident parent..alienating mother My partner 'G' has a 10 year old boy 'C' that lives in Birmingham with his dad 'D' and Girlfriend 'K', they have another daughter together 'P'. G & ... 09 Oct 17, by nlaw1979 Latest 24 Oct 17 by nlaw1979	Replies:2 :780	Latest by nlaw1979 24 Oct 17
Re-gaining my role as primary care giver Hello Looking for some advice that may transcend sub-forums topics. Some background: Married, seeking divorce Male, stay at home ... 10 Oct 17, by SAHD Latest 13 Oct 17 by Mitchum	Replies:2 :644	Latest by Mitchum 13 Oct 17
Who decides where my daughter lives? Hi People, I'm newly divorced but have just entered the first financial hearing which was adjourned. My ex lives with her mother 100 miles awa ... 05 Oct 17, by Breathe.a.sigh.of.relief Latest 05 Oct 17 by spinit	Replies:6 :592	Latest by spinit 05 Oct 17
Application for Child Contact Order My daughter has refused to see my ex husband since January 2017. After many years of mental instability he decided that he had gender dysphoria and in January t ... 27 Jul 17, by Imablackstarnotapopstar Latest 18 Sep 17 by Imablackstarnotapopstar	Replies:2 :558	Latest by Imablackstarnotapopstar 18 Sep 17

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