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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
	Parental Responsibility 903 topics Parental Responsibility	Increased Parental responsibil ... by DKN1990 09 Jan 25
	Child Court Hearings 1166 topics Child Court Hearings	Re: Enforcement Order Appeal by WYSPECIAL 21 May 25
	Family Mediation 69 topics Family Mediation	Mediation not done by One man band 03 Sep 24
	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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Residence and Child concerns Urgent Help needed! Good Morning I''m writing on behalf of my partner who is having a lot of concerns about the wellbeing of his daughter. brief outline: ... 06 Jan 15, by MMMMMMM123	Replies:0 :275
Where do I go from here My vstbx and I have been trying to work out the financial situation when she drops the bombshell that the person she has not been seeing are now going to buy a ... 05 Jan 15, by thecrazy1 Latest 05 Jan 15 by Fiona	Replies:1 :368	Latest by Fiona 05 Jan 15
Sole Residence Order? Hi, I am separated for about 2.5 years now. I have 2 children. Their father was abusive towards me and as a consequence is in prison for the next 3 year ... 03 Jan 15, by spadrao Latest 05 Jan 15 by spadrao	Replies:6 :323	Latest by spadrao 05 Jan 15
Child Maintenance payments A v quick qu. In short ex asked to reassess payments for our 14 year old son as i was now working more hours. I checked on CMO website and found i was still pay ... 02 Jan 15, by rajpoot Latest 02 Jan 15 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :399	Latest by WYSPECIAL 02 Jan 15
Contact arrangements - what would court do? I''ve been divorced for 2 years. Irreconcilable differences. He is the NRP. Contact is mandated by court order to be alternate weekends and one day in the week ... 31 Dec 14, by PunchBag Latest 02 Jan 15 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:4 :322	Latest by WYSPECIAL 02 Jan 15
father with no pr can he access children. my ex partner left fa mily home 10 weeks ago as he was bored after 23 years.!!!!!!!!. he doesnt have pr but for the sake of the children i have allowed ... 30 Dec 14, by mumof 3 Latest 31 Dec 14 by mumof 3 1 2 3	Replies:16 :1278	Latest by mumof 3 31 Dec 14
maintenance for child if parent dies Hello forum Can anyone give me any advice. I paid my ex husband the sum of 100K to buy him out of the family home. During the time of the protracted divor ... 30 Dec 14, by mckene02 Latest 30 Dec 14 by hadenoughnow 1 2	Replies:8 :1014	Latest by hadenoughnow 30 Dec 14
Child Support and Court Order Hi When my ex wife and I broke up it suited her to put a contact order in place, in order to make the process more financially secure for her and her b ... 30 Nov 14, by NoJustice10 Latest 30 Dec 14 by TurboB 1 2	Replies:12 :818	Latest by TurboB 30 Dec 14
Statement of Arrangements For Children Hi, My wife and I are doing our own divorce, it''s entirely amicable, we have agreed on everything, my wife is the respondent in the divorce, I petitioned ... 25 Dec 14, by Mick101 Latest 25 Dec 14 by Mick101	Replies:4 :322	Latest by Mick101 25 Dec 14
Maintenance over 18 My stbx has finally offered to pay maintenance to my son (over 18 and at uni). My son has told me what he is getting but the solicitor and my ex will not tell m ... 15 Dec 14, by jaybean Latest 16 Dec 14 by MrsMathsisfun 1 2	Replies:11 :780	Latest by MrsMathsisfun 16 Dec 14
Contact over Christmas advice Hi all Following being back in court a few weeks ago my ex has now resumed what the court call ''step by step'' contact in that our DD sees him little ... 16 Dec 14, by SOM1979 Latest 16 Dec 14 by rubytuesday	Replies:1 :306	Latest by rubytuesday 16 Dec 14
Counselling, who pays? Hi, Currently I am the main carer for my 12yr DD as she is choosing not to spend 50/50 time with her mother. She is having a very difficult time dealin ... 12 Dec 14, by kitchenboy Latest 12 Dec 14 by driven40 1 2	Replies:7 :670	Latest by driven40 12 Dec 14
ex wife puts kids on me - advice appreciated! Hello, any suggestions appreciated for following problem. I had a very difficult divorce 5 years ago. There are 3 kids involved, now aged 17,16 and almost 9 ... 04 Dec 14, by David_55555 Latest 04 Dec 14 by TurboB	Replies:3 :308	Latest by TurboB 04 Dec 14
Can a Court Order be ignored? Hello, I would be very grateful if someone can help. I''ve been divorced for ten years and have a twelve year old daughter. At the time of the divorc ... 02 Dec 14, by rojamg60 Latest 02 Dec 14 by rojamg60	Replies:4 :365	Latest by rojamg60 02 Dec 14
Presumption of parental involvement from 22/10/14 I''ve just heard that The President of the Family Division, Sir James Mumby, has today announced that the presumption of parental involvement at section 11 of ... 13 Oct 14, by rubytuesday Latest 30 Nov 14 by Tamarin 1 2 3 4	Replies:26 :2605	Latest by Tamarin 30 Nov 14
Communication with other parent I wonder if anyone has any thoughts about a VERY difficult subject. My child''s other parent will not communicate with me in any way. On one level this is fine ... 14 Nov 14, by anopheles Latest 21 Nov 14 by Fiona	Replies:5 :353	Latest by Fiona 21 Nov 14
Late returning kids after contact Hi All, Just wanted some advice. My ex sees the kids every fortnight at a contact center due to DV etc. Recently the court ordered that he can take them out ... 16 Nov 14, by Fish19 Latest 16 Nov 14 by blondecazza	Replies:2 :402	Latest by blondecazza 16 Nov 14
How to convince court not to reward bad behaviour My children have been given a court order against them, by a court biased towards their mother. I am in an appeal process now. How do you convince a c ... 16 Oct 14, by peternoon Locked Latest 12 Nov 14 by dukey Locked 1 2 3 4	Replies:25 :1723	Latest by dukey 12 Nov 14
NRP not supporting school change Jeez just when you think the hell struggle is over.... ok. divorced for a couple years. NRP moved away so then I moved away with the kids. He has never ... 10 Nov 14, by befree Latest 11 Nov 14 by befree	Replies:2 :295	Latest by befree 11 Nov 14
Over 18 Uni maintanence I have an 18 year old in her first year at uni studying medicine. I am ill and work part time (approx £10000 pa) so she has a full student grant. My ex is not ... 06 Nov 14, by samtha Latest 11 Nov 14 by Gillian48	Replies:4 :283	Latest by Gillian48 11 Nov 14
STBXW Possibly Pregnant with OM child This is quite a bitter pill to swallow considering the Absolute hasn''t even been granted yet, so just wondering as to what to do and how this may affect procee ... 07 Nov 14, by kitchenboy Latest 07 Nov 14 by kitchenboy	Replies:5 :454	Latest by kitchenboy 07 Nov 14
To Contact Order or Not Hi All, My ex and I are separated under the same roof, and will be going through divorce soon. In the meantime we have an informal arrangement for care ... 10 Feb 14, by s59 Latest 03 Nov 14 by bab 1 2 3 ... 5	Replies:29 :1844	Latest by bab 03 Nov 14
Thoughts on what CM covers Interested to get others thoughts on this matter... I pay agreed CM to STBX of 20% of my income for x2 kids. Our incomes are at opposite ends, so what ... 29 Oct 14, by Dreamer51 Latest 31 Oct 14 by TurboB 1 2 3	Replies:17 :962	Latest by TurboB 31 Oct 14
Child Protection Order Hi i am after some advice please. My son aling with his older brother and sister have been placed on a child protection order by social services due to neglect ... 29 Oct 14, by mully Latest 29 Oct 14 by Fiona	Replies:3 :275	Latest by Fiona 29 Oct 14
Shared care - how close should ex live? Hi, I just wanted to get others opinion on this. My ex is moving house. I''ve asked him where he will be living and he is refusing to tell me ... 17 Oct 14, by annonymous1 Latest 28 Oct 14 by DivorceAgain 1 2	Replies:7 :740	Latest by DivorceAgain 28 Oct 14
What to do I currently work 2 hours from home and have my children every other weekend and one night in the week, although I still live with my sbx at the moment. Her main ... 19 Oct 14, by thecrazy1 Latest 28 Oct 14 by bab 1 2	Replies:7 :753	Latest by bab 28 Oct 14
Support for Grandparents There are a growing number of grandparents who are not able to enjoy relationships with their grandchildren; there are over one million children in the UK denie ... 08 May 14, by rubytuesday Latest 22 Oct 14 by WhitePeackock	Replies:4 :558	Latest by WhitePeackock 22 Oct 14
Bribery Well the threat of mediation soon brought my ex to his senses as he has now changed back to our original child arrangements, but wait for it with another day ad ... 18 Oct 14, by HeadKnowsHeartDoesnt Latest 19 Oct 14 by blondecazza 1 2	Replies:9 :872	Latest by blondecazza 19 Oct 14
BBC -Article on parents without a lawyer www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29557581 13 Oct 14, by rubytuesday	Replies:0 :308
Teenager not wanting contact with his Dad I''m posting this question on behalf of my sister who is very stressed by the whole thing. My nephew who is 14 and has mild aspergers, does not current ... 12 Oct 14, by Itgetsbetter Latest 13 Oct 14 by Tammy65	Replies:3 :264	Latest by Tammy65 13 Oct 14
Hello I have been divorced for 5 years now, my ex and dauchter are still living in the house and I pay the Mortgage which was agreed upon at the time we got divorced. ... 06 Oct 14, by raywilldo Latest 06 Oct 14 by Fiona	Replies:2 :311	Latest by Fiona 06 Oct 14
Relocating Hi, wonder if anyone can help me. I am intending on moving from my area. I have sold my house and want to move 90 miles away. Theres many resons for the move, m ... 21 Sep 14, by mykids Latest 22 Sep 14 by Fiona	Replies:2 :299	Latest by Fiona 22 Sep 14
Visa applications/leave to remove help Hi guys, I am putting in an application for a fiancée visa to the usa but will also have to ask for leave to remove my youngest child. Honest ... 15 Sep 14, by wilefrankie26	Replies:0 :289
Holidays abroad: RP says NO! HI, I have been separated and for 3.5 years and recently divorced - we have agreed a co-parenting agreement through mediation. HOWEVER the children''s ... 12 Sep 14, by CastleBlayneyMan Latest 13 Sep 14 by juliette0307 1 2	Replies:8 :687	Latest by juliette0307 13 Sep 14
Children Resisting Contact and Parental Alienation Retired child and family psychiatrist, Nick Child, has recently added a new section to his website about children resisting contact and parental alienation. ... 03 Oct 12, by Fiona Latest 12 Sep 14 by Fiona	Replies:2 :735	Latest by Fiona 12 Sep 14
Are holidays counted as nights stayed with NRP Hi All, I''m in the early stages of a separation from the stbx missus. Still living in same house at present. Having used the CMS calculator t ... 02 Aug 14, by Reignman Latest 09 Sep 14 by lostdad	Replies:4 :343	Latest by lostdad 09 Sep 14
School - private v state I want my child to go to a state school next door to my house. It is outstanding on every OFSTED measure. We were offered a place last week. My ex want ... 04 Sep 14, by 5050father Latest 05 Sep 14 by Vastra1 1 2	Replies:12 :873	Latest by Vastra1 05 Sep 14
Enforcing court order for cm payments? Hi, my court order stated my ex was to pay me child maintenance in respect of each son until August 2015. Thereafter child maintenance just paid for my younger ... 30 Aug 14, by Magical1 Latest 03 Sep 14 by Fiona 1 2 3	Replies:14 :1235	Latest by Fiona 03 Sep 14
Controlling Family I have separated from my ex partner, it has been a month. In this time he and his family have managed to sabotage the children. They have used every route poss ... 27 Aug 14, by Menice Latest 27 Aug 14 by MrsMathsisfun	Replies:1 :288	Latest by MrsMathsisfun 27 Aug 14
Contact with OW I have just found out that my ex has introduced the OW to my children without my knowledge and I am furious. I have spoken to my children who both confirm they ... 23 Aug 14, by HeadKnowsHeartDoesnt Latest 24 Aug 14 by Shoegirl	Replies:4 :332	Latest by Shoegirl 24 Aug 14

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