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 call Child Maintenance Options for free and in confidence on 0800 988 0988 - lines are open from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday. Please mention Wikivorce when calling this number

You can calculate your child maintenance contributions - or how much may be due - by using this calculator on the Gov.UK site - child maintenance calculator

Your child maintenance arrangement - Use this guide to help you write down your child maintenance arrangement with your child's other parent. (This was previously called a family based arrangement.)

Planning your child maintenance conversation - Use this guide to help you plan a conversation about child maintenance with your child's other parent.

Working out the cost of raising your children - Use this guide to help you think about the items you would like to include in your child maintenance arrangement.

How the Child Maintenance Service works out child maintenance - The Child Maintenance Service usually follows 6 steps to work out the weekly amount of child maintenance.

The CMS website can be accessed here- Child Maintenance Service

Child maintenance if a parent lives abroad - information can be found here - CM if a parent lives abroad

Countries with Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders - a list of countries with Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (REMO) for decisions made by courts in the UK