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What costs are covered by Child Maintenance Child support is a contribution towards all the costs of raising a child. There is not a defined list but can include: Clothes Child ... 21 Apr 20, by rubytuesday Locked	Replies:0 :1907
Child Maintenance Resources and Information This post provides you with the link to various tools and information that can be found online, in partnership with Child Maintenance Options. You can ... 21 Apr 20, by rubytuesday Locked	Replies:0 :1079

Child Support / Company Car Hello, I desperate need of some advice. I have one son and i have had a private agreement in place with his mother since birth. There has ne ... 12 Jul 25, by ShreddedWheat123 Latest 13 Jul 25 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:2 :127	Latest by WYSPECIAL 13 Jul 25
Do mortgage payments count towards Child Support? While we go through divorce proceedings, my wife and 16 yr old daughter continue to live at the former marital home whilst I stay at my parents. CSA have just g ... 24 Jun 25, by Oscar1974 Latest 25 Jun 25 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :199	Latest by WYSPECIAL 25 Jun 25
Child maintenance and contact session costs Hi all, long story short... me and my ex split and she created allegations etc to essentially push me to go through the court systems to see my daughte ... 13 May 25, by Account221 Latest 14 May 25 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :192	Latest by WYSPECIAL 14 May 25
Child support Hi all. can anyone advise or help please? My ex has put in the draft copy of our divorce agreement that I pay for my son till he's 21. He's 19 and goi ... 28 Feb 25, by Danny12312 Latest 28 Feb 25 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:3 :296	Latest by WYSPECIAL 28 Feb 25
Ending Child Maintenance Hi. I've read posts on this, and read information from the CMS, but still can't get a clear answer. My daugher is 18 and finishes her A-levels in June. She is n ... 07 Aug 23, by MarcusFox Latest 08 Aug 23 by MarcusFox	Replies:5 :660	Latest by MarcusFox 08 Aug 23
Private Arrangement Child Maintenance can't be back dated. If she isn't happy with the current private agreement, then the onus is on her to make an application to the CMS - but i ... 31 May 23, by rubytuesday Latest 31 May 23 by rubytuesday	Replies:5 :626	Latest by rubytuesday 31 May 23
Child hating me Hi guys. Well I'm back on here again for some positive advice. My 12 yr old boy hates me. He won't see me, txt me, call me. Nothing at all, except when ... 21 Jan 20, by chatsworth08 Latest 15 Feb 23 by chatsworth08	Replies:6 :1241	Latest by chatsworth08 15 Feb 23
Urgent help with Private agreement Dear All Any help would be appreciated. I was married and had a child with a man. I stayed at home and gave up my career to look after my child. At that time, ... 08 Mar 22, by Wetherbys Latest 12 Apr 22 by Patientno1	Replies:4 :1112	Latest by Patientno1 12 Apr 22
Documenting changes to child maintence Hi All, Filed a clean break divorce many years ago along with a consent order to cover CM. It included an amount and a statement regarding how we woul ... 31 Jan 22, by davynix	Replies:0 :595
CM CALCULATOR I'm confused. I read on the guides that we don't need to stick to what the Child Maintenence Agency calculate. That you can apply for an agreement based on what ... 24 Jan 22, by Caroline64 Latest 25 Jan 22 by Caroline64	Replies:5 :1010	Latest by Caroline64 25 Jan 22
missed cms payments Hi - in february 2021 cms calculated that mother of my son should pay me £105 a month. I haven't received any payments at all and cms are too busy to answer my ... 03 Sep 21, by Wiki0105 Latest 07 Sep 21 by Wiki0105	Replies:2 :778	Latest by Wiki0105 07 Sep 21
student finance application Hi My son moved in with his father for his last year before university, having always been with me prior to that. My ex is now pressuring me to make the stu ... 15 Jun 21, by caitriona Latest 22 Jun 21 by seeingawaythrough 1 2	Replies:8 :2042	Latest by seeingawaythrough 22 Jun 21
When does a private arrangement stop? Hi, I would really appreciate some advice please. Arrangements for child maintenance were included in my Financial Order in 2016 and read as follow: &q ... 21 Jun 21, by Brokendad Latest 22 Jun 21 by rubytuesday	Replies:3 :706	Latest by rubytuesday 22 Jun 21
End of maintenance Hi, I have a consent order that states that I pay the Ex £500 per month while my son is in full time education. I also pay his school fees of 3K per y ... 23 May 21, by mick8335 Latest 30 May 21 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:4 :1037	Latest by WYSPECIAL 30 May 21
Children at university Is it normal for maintenance to be paid directly to children who go on to university rather than the incumbent parent? ... 29 Mar 21, by Adgjl Latest 30 Mar 21 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :993	Latest by WYSPECIAL 30 Mar 21
Child support parent in Ireland Hi - my two children live with me 100% as their mother has moved to the Republic of Ireland. does anyone know how I would go about getting child support f ... 03 Mar 21, by Wiki0105 Latest 04 Mar 21 by Wiki0105	Replies:2 :841	Latest by Wiki0105 04 Mar 21
Child Maintenance Payments Hi, my divorce was completed in 2015 and the consent order states the following regarding child maintenance payments. 'Until the youngest child reaches t ... 22 Jan 21, by Fed up Dad Latest 26 Jan 21 by Fed up Dad 1 2	Replies:11 :3573	Latest by Fed up Dad 26 Jan 21
Child Maintenance and Company Car Hi guys, I just wanted to check that all my facts are correct: I currently earn £35k a year, I have two children with my ex and also have a n ... 22 Jan 21, by purpleozzie	Replies:0 :991
Advice regarding stopping Maintenance please Ok so my eldest has been working now for a few years and I have just been paying for my youngest on an informal private agreement. He was 17 in September and ha ... 13 Oct 20, by hadenoughofitall Latest 18 Oct 20 by hadenoughofitall	Replies:4 :951	Latest by hadenoughofitall 18 Oct 20
Child support after a clean break divorce Hello, I have now been divorced for nearly 5 years and it is very amicable. However, the thing we do occasionally come to blows with is money. The da ... 30 Sep 20, by SAMFLETCHER34 Latest 01 Oct 20 by rubytuesday	Replies:1 :1058	Latest by rubytuesday 01 Oct 20
retaking A levels / full time student status My son may resit this year (meaning another year of child support). he is doing A levels. What is considered ''full time''? Would it be all 3 courses ... 13 Feb 13, by somuch2know2 Latest 26 Aug 20 by Lesley.kellett@openreach.co.uk 1 2	Replies:11 :4339	Latest by Lesley.kellett@openreach.co.uk 26 Aug 20
Tertiary or full time education? For the purposes of child maintenance does it matter if the consent order stipulates maintenance is payable until the children complete their ‘tertiary’ ed ... 12 Aug 20, by hdawg Latest 26 Aug 20 by Lesley.kellett@openreach.co.uk	Replies:2 :1112	Latest by Lesley.kellett@openreach.co.uk 26 Aug 20
Child maintenance I’m currently separated from my wife and my 2 children they left the marital home nearly 4 months ago and moved in across the to the mother in laws. I receive ... 24 Aug 20, by Budlee Latest 24 Aug 20 by rubytuesday	Replies:1 :1016	Latest by rubytuesday 24 Aug 20
Child maintenance using my company car as income Hi I'm new here so apologies if this has been asked before. I have just received this year's calculation, stating I earn £11395 more than I actually d ... 21 Aug 20, by Unzie1985	Replies:0 :891
Redundancy Payment - Please Help Hello everyone. There is a chance that I will need to take early retirement due to ill heath (aged 48) This will include a redundancy payment (£25,000) ... 27 Jul 20, by TooTrue73 Latest 27 Jul 20 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :755	Latest by WYSPECIAL 27 Jul 20
Refusing to give my grandson back to his dad Please advise ... 25 Jul 20, by Roar Latest 26 Jul 20 by Roar	Replies:2 :712	Latest by Roar 26 Jul 20
12 month rule My husband has two daughters aged 16 and 18 and has been divorced since 2005. At that time a consent order was signed which contains two references to child mai ... 21 Aug 14, by Vintagegarters Latest 20 Jul 20 by WYSPECIAL 1 2	Replies:10 :2879	Latest by WYSPECIAL 20 Jul 20
Children maintenance to ex Hi, Information: 2 kids stay with mother (11 & 12 years old), father provides significant maintenance (mutual) but still less than what CSA would calcul ... 06 Jul 20, by dreams Latest 06 Jul 20 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :1009	Latest by WYSPECIAL 06 Jul 20
CMS and Company Car I have been paying my CMS religiously since the day she left with my kids 5 years ago. First via a family arrangement and latterly using the CMS as she worked o ... 17 Jun 20, by FeelingPoor	Replies:0 :678
We both moved away from South Africa I got divorced in 2015 and moved to the UK with both of the kids. Ex wouldn't let me take them unless I signed an order to cancel maintenance if I left. He has ... 26 Apr 20, by JoleenAllen	Replies:0 :702
50 Year Old Stepson I live in Scotland and am apart from my wife as I left her almost a year ago. She still lives in the matrimonial house and since leaving I have paid all househo ... 16 Mar 20, by Gadgee Latest 18 Mar 20 by Gadgee	Replies:5 :1228	Latest by Gadgee 18 Mar 20
Can I adjust payments Hi I overpaid accidentally by £631 last year. Hectic time I didn't notice the overpayment can I adjust next years payments by £50 per month to compensate.... ... 15 Feb 20, by herb21 Latest 15 Feb 20 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :886	Latest by WYSPECIAL 15 Feb 20
child maintenance payment Hi, I just would like some advice please. I'm recently divorced and made a finance consent order. The consent order was approved by court ... 11 Sep 19, by venti Latest 15 Sep 19 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:5 :1006	Latest by WYSPECIAL 15 Sep 19
Emotional impact upon children/what is right? Hi all, I have separated from my husband of 10 years. We have an 8 year old daughter. I am now living in my own flat with our daughter and her Dad has her ... 30 Jul 19, by LauraC1 Latest 02 Aug 19 by Allcry	Replies:1 :892	Latest by Allcry 02 Aug 19
Children with special needs maintenance I'm in the process of sorting out a financial settlement (going through a divorce). Two of our children have special needs and one needs caring for during the ... 30 Jun 19, by Mariemarie Latest 23 Jul 19 by DavidCameron	Replies:3 :1058	Latest by DavidCameron 23 Jul 19
Court application: who pays for what Hi - I’m hoping that I could get advice on how I apply to court to get direction on who pays for what please I give ex-wife £10,400 a year for one child. ... 18 Jul 19, by Wiki0105 Latest 18 Jul 19 by Under60	Replies:3 :1013	Latest by Under60 18 Jul 19
Help with new CM request Hi Thanks in advance for anyone who takes the time to respond and sorry it’s long, I’m just trying to give the full picture. My partner and his ... 17 Jun 19, by Justanotherthing Latest 18 Jun 19 by hadenoughnow 1 2	Replies:8 :1757	Latest by hadenoughnow 18 Jun 19
One daughter looking to start apprenticeship My ex-wife and I have been divorced a few years and have a family based arrangement for child support. My 2 children (16 and 14) are with me almost 50% ... 16 May 19, by fairtradebananas Latest 17 May 19 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:3 :867	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 17 May 19

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