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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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Do you ever feel the odd one out? This may seem weird but I have to ask. I have a 4 year old daughter and me and my stbx are divorcing. We still live in the same house until we sell and daughter ... 03 Jan 16, by SplashSplish Latest 03 Jan 16 by SplashSplish	Replies:4 :347	Latest by SplashSplish 03 Jan 16
Dealing with your childs emotions As a caring Dad I try to be a good Dad too. maybe I try too hard being the non resident parent. I am really struggling to cope with my daughters emotions. < ... 31 Dec 15, by esox11 Latest 01 Jan 16 by NellNoRegrets	Replies:3 :365	Latest by NellNoRegrets 01 Jan 16
I need advice over international child access I am in the process of divorce. I am from Australia and she is from France. We have 2 kids under 12. I want to know my rights to see my kids seeing the ... 29 Dec 15, by ConfusedIAm	Replies:0 :325
Dad is more fun A quote from my son, aged 14: "I want to go and live with Dad because he is fun and doesn''t make me do stuff." I can''t disagree with him ... 15 Nov 15, by Roshambo Latest 28 Dec 15 by s59 1 2	Replies:7 :1085	Latest by s59 28 Dec 15
Who is responsible for travel? My children''s mother and I are divorced (now separated for 2 years). We have 50/50 childcare (two children, 15/13 years old). I live in the FMH (bough ... 07 Dec 15, by 46922 Latest 27 Dec 15 by SplashSplish	Replies:2 :407	Latest by SplashSplish 27 Dec 15
Final Hearing - Thank You I had my final hearing today. I represented myself and it was probably one of the most stressful days of my life. I hoped for 50/50 care against my ex-wifes pro ... 15 Dec 15, by wolves1 Latest 21 Dec 15 by Man38	Replies:3 :368	Latest by Man38 21 Dec 15
Contact when Children live abroad Hi I don''t know if anyone can help but here goes! I am a divorced father of 2. The divorce and consent order were done here and completed in ... 20 Dec 15, by Robedsmile Latest 20 Dec 15 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :343	Latest by LittleMrMike 20 Dec 15
18 year old son Please can someone give me some advice on what impact my son will make in my financial hearing...He will be 18 in March and my first court hearing is in Jan...H ... 14 Dec 15, by Kay0461 Latest 14 Dec 15 by Kay0461	Replies:2 :388	Latest by Kay0461 14 Dec 15
child responsibility document I was just wondering when do I need to sign the child responsibility document, please? I have filled the Petition and has been send to the court. ... 14 Dec 15, by Leyla Smith Latest 14 Dec 15 by rubytuesday	Replies:5 :352	Latest by rubytuesday 14 Dec 15
Agreeing overnight stays when stbx works late Hi, I moved out of the marital home with our 2 kids (3 & 5) 6 weeks ago as staying was unbearable & not a healthy environment for the girls wit ... 11 Dec 15, by KJV2468 Latest 11 Dec 15 by HRabbit	Replies:2 :458	Latest by HRabbit 11 Dec 15
Final Hearing Preparation I have my final hearing on 15th December. I am waiting for mom''s position statement on 8/12 but I think our positions are likely to be this: Me: Our d ... 20 Nov 15, by wolves1 Latest 09 Dec 15 by wolves1 1 2	Replies:7 :885	Latest by wolves1 09 Dec 15
Help I have recently been sent an email from my stbx solicitor sending me a copy of the index to the court bundle for the up and coming FHDRA proceedings regarding t ... 08 Dec 15, by Louise34	Replies:0 :365
Contact drop offs. . . end of tether....... Hi We have been apart for nearly 3 years, divorced, 2. Contact is every fortnight Fri-Sunday.(shared school hols etc) We live 70+ miles apart. 06 Dec 15, by zodiac Latest 07 Dec 15 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :356	Latest by WYSPECIAL 07 Dec 15
University Costs I am struggling to reach a final settlement with my wife. Main issue is I am offering her most of the capital, she then wants SM at a higher level for 4 years b ... 24 Nov 15, by Chinstts Latest 30 Nov 15 by Gillian48	Replies:4 :401	Latest by Gillian48 30 Nov 15
ExW moving house I''ve had a child arrangements order in place for just over a year which works rather well, though I''ve found that both ExW and her new man have both got their ... 04 Nov 15, by Cameron70 Latest 30 Nov 15 by Cameron70	Replies:4 :362	Latest by Cameron70 30 Nov 15
Child maintenace Hi there, Once the child maintenance is agreed...and I do receive the payments.... Has he got a rights to ask me how I spend the child mainten ... 26 Nov 15, by Leyla Smith Latest 26 Nov 15 by Lostboy67	Replies:1 :366	Latest by Lostboy67 26 Nov 15
Am I over reacting ? I have just been told my my 12 year old daughter that my ex is letting her walk along the road to a coffee shop where she waits for an hour every night on her o ... 25 Nov 15, by Mouse33 Latest 25 Nov 15 by Mouse33	Replies:4 :405	Latest by Mouse33 25 Nov 15
Cafcass and shared care I had my CAFCASS telephone interview today. Since my 4 year old daughters birth nightime care has been split 55/45 in favour of her mom. Mom works shifts and we ... 13 Nov 15, by wolves1 Latest 20 Nov 15 by wolves1 1 2	Replies:9 :1632	Latest by wolves1 20 Nov 15
Confused. Have kids for 4 nights, each week I''m confused. I typically read that the law requires a transfer of money from the NRP to the PWC, even if the care is totally shared? But, looking at CMS Rules ... 17 Nov 15, by gandalf1403 Latest 18 Nov 15 by WYSPECIAL 1 2	Replies:8 :893	Latest by WYSPECIAL 18 Nov 15
Consent order or Child Maintenance Service? My stbx and I separated 9 months ago and I finally moved out of the family home 2 weeks ago. We have 2 young children which live with me and see their dad once ... 17 Nov 15, by KJV2468 Latest 17 Nov 15 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:5 :353	Latest by WYSPECIAL 17 Nov 15
CM question Appreciate any views... I''ve been paying mortgage in lieu of CM at slightly more than what the cm calculation would be. One of the children I was payi ... 08 Nov 15, by me449 Latest 12 Nov 15 by me449 1 2	Replies:9 :1041	Latest by me449 12 Nov 15
How can i see my babies? Following on from this thread: 10 Nov 15, by pained Latest 12 Nov 15 by sulkypants 1 2	Replies:13 :828	Latest by sulkypants 12 Nov 15
C100 - what do I need to do next....? Hi, I''m father to my 3 year old girl who has spent all of her life cared for equally between her mom and I. We separated three years ago and divorced last year ... 24 Sep 15, by wolves1 Latest 04 Nov 15 by wolves1 1 2	Replies:13 :1578	Latest by wolves1 04 Nov 15
Is this child neglect? What actions could I take? Continuing my awful situation of having to live with my stbx her decisions are starting to worry me. Let me explain what happened yesterday:- ... 02 Nov 15, by Kadafi Latest 03 Nov 15 by rubytuesday 1 2 3	Replies:19 :1254	Latest by rubytuesday 03 Nov 15
FM1 form and time limit for it to be sent to court Hi I''m the respondent in my case Petition submitted by applicant 18/8/2015 Acknowledgment of service sent back 29/9/2015 Court sent my acknowl ... 30 Oct 15, by Kadafi Latest 30 Oct 15 by Kadafi	Replies:4 :370	Latest by Kadafi 30 Oct 15
School runs Hi all, I''ve always done the school runs as I work from home. We are selling the marital home and getting our own places. She now wants t ... 29 Oct 15, by fairlyhas Latest 30 Oct 15 by Lostboy67	Replies:5 :522	Latest by Lostboy67 30 Oct 15
Ex lying and making our 3 year old lie After some disagreements my ex and I agreed contact for our 3 year old daughter. One of the things we discussed and agreed was that he wouldn''t introduce our d ... 18 Oct 15, by Poshpa Latest 28 Oct 15 by Poshpa 1 2	Replies:8 :1006	Latest by Poshpa 28 Oct 15
Child arrangement advice Hi, Just after some advice really. Me and ex partner have a two year old daughter, I have sole residence and ex partner is on the birth certificate so ... 25 Oct 15, by SophieDoyle	Replies:0 :427
Custody when working Full Time Following on from my other thread (theres a summary at top): 23 Oct 15, by pained	Replies:0 :328
Firm advice needed My son has a shared residence order which has been working well for several years. The children are now 15 and 11. We have just bought a caravan in Wales and ... 16 Oct 15, by stepper Latest 17 Oct 15 by stepper	Replies:2 :300	Latest by stepper 17 Oct 15
Urgent advice please My daughters father has changed address. He is now living with a women who was banned by a court for 4 months from having contact with my daughter due to abusiv ... 16 Oct 15, by SOM1979	Replies:0 :299
Help Am I being unreasonable? Hi, In need of some advice. My husband and I separated nearly two years ago and until now communication has been good. He works away a week away an ... 15 Oct 15, by Red38 Latest 15 Oct 15 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :309	Latest by WYSPECIAL 15 Oct 15
Status Quo My wife and I split. The judge at the time did not believe her lies and gave custody of our 1 year old son, with 4 days for me and 3 days for her. This arrangem ... 11 Oct 15, by zayn123 Latest 15 Oct 15 by rubytuesday	Replies:1 :352	Latest by rubytuesday 15 Oct 15
How to deal with controlling behaviour ex-husband Hi, I am at the point of desperation and would really appreciate advice on how to deal with a controlling ex-husband with narcissistic tendencies. ... 13 Oct 15, by Cara_M Latest 14 Oct 15 by kj40	Replies:1 :1324	Latest by kj40 14 Oct 15
General advice re CAO please! Hi everyone, this is my first post and I''m after some general advice if you''d be so kind. After a fantastic 5.5 year relationship, 2 year marriage, t ... 18 Sep 15, by Spec Latest 13 Oct 15 by elizadoolittle	Replies:3 :388	Latest by elizadoolittle 13 Oct 15
Withholding Access until I agree to her demands So after 5 years of an informal agreement and regular contact of every other weekend/one day in the week, my ex has now stopped contact as i refused to sign her ... 08 Oct 15, by Lissa1974 Latest 09 Oct 15 by Fiona 1 2	Replies:7 :966	Latest by Fiona 09 Oct 15
Ex refuses to communicate! So the dust has settled....however she now likes to try and continue to control and play games by not communicating!! At her request we have it so that ... 03 Oct 15, by rajpoot Latest 07 Oct 15 by rajpoot 1 2	Replies:7 :927	Latest by rajpoot 07 Oct 15
New book to help children cope with divorce Wikivorce has three copies of this book to give away to registered members - simply send me a pm 14 Sep 15, by rubytuesday Latest 02 Oct 15 by rubytuesday	Replies:2 :459	Latest by rubytuesday 02 Oct 15

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