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do i have to pay CSA hi i have seperated from my partner she is not allowing me to see kids it has been 4 weeks since i last saw them am i still liable to pay CSA even though i ... 25 Mar 09, by desperate_dad Latest 27 Mar 09 by allanc	Replies:6 :461	Latest by allanc 27 Mar 09
ex not paying child support - time for csa? Hi all I know it sounds like a no-brainer, but I'm really frightened of rocking the boat with my stbx. We agreed on a figure for child support, but he ... 10 Mar 09, by happycamper Latest 27 Mar 09 by mumtoboys 1 2	Replies:7 :652	Latest by mumtoboys 27 Mar 09
My partner - separated, one kid each, maintenance? Hi, Can I ask for advice? My partner is separated, not yet divorced. His ex lives in the ex marital home with one of the children. She makes t ... 25 Mar 09, by Karenashley Latest 25 Mar 09 by Fiona	Replies:1 :403	Latest by Fiona 25 Mar 09
csa im just about to start going through the csa for the money,im on income support i know i get to keep £20 per week but what happens with the rest of the money i ... 20 Mar 09, by hidden Latest 24 Mar 09 by absl	Replies:3 :537	Latest by absl 24 Mar 09
Maintenance and Mortgage Sorry if this has been covered before, but I am after some advice. I'm in the military, live away from our home and am in the throes of separating from my wife ... 23 Mar 09, by BarrageBalloon Latest 23 Mar 09 by Bobbinalong	Replies:1 :483	Latest by Bobbinalong 23 Mar 09
Q: 2 kids, support payments 20% of what? I receive a salary of approx 45k and a monthly car allowance of approx £500 per month as a seperate line on my payslip. No other sources of income. H ... 18 Mar 09, by mnstr Latest 18 Mar 09 by dukey	Replies:1 :408	Latest by dukey 18 Mar 09
Should I pay for kids holidays & other \"one offs\" Although I have calculated the monthly amount I should pay using the CSA calculator, I've never gone through CSA or court order and have always paid a reg month ... 15 Mar 09, by humans Latest 16 Mar 09 by jitsuka	Replies:2 :439	Latest by jitsuka 16 Mar 09
finding of fact issue hi i am going to a finding of fact hearing on tuesday re contact order can a court in england make a finding of fact on an allegation of assault in ... 14 Mar 09, by evanthompson Latest 15 Mar 09 by Fiona	Replies:3 :327	Latest by Fiona 15 Mar 09
CSA application - how many children should I claim Hi I have 3 children - younger 2 are my husbands biological children - eldest is mine from a previous relationship (15yo) but he has been brought up by both ... 02 Mar 09, by elena Latest 11 Mar 09 by catenorfolk 1 2	Replies:8 :897	Latest by catenorfolk 11 Mar 09
making agreements legal My ex and i have an 11 month old daughter and a verbal agreement that he will send money monthly in maintinence payments as he has decided to do an MA and so is ... 08 Mar 09, by arabellafigg Latest 11 Mar 09 by Angel557	Replies:3 :337	Latest by Angel557 11 Mar 09
Child and court ????? My son is 13, 14 in August. I have been to court twice, have sat and nodded in the right places, and have agreed to all what ex wife has ever wanted, no mat ... 17 Feb 09, by tshep Latest 10 Mar 09 by Fiona 1 2	Replies:11 :685	Latest by Fiona 10 Mar 09
csa wanting more money!!! Hi all, My husband has 2 children from a previous marriage who has always paid csa to his ex partner has been very limited into us having contact with ... 03 Mar 09, by josey12373 Latest 10 Mar 09 by Fiona	Replies:4 :313	Latest by Fiona 10 Mar 09
All benefits go to partner? Hi , currently my wife claims all the tax credits, childcare vouchers and receives the child benefit payment. As we are seperating,she is renting another proper ... 02 Mar 09, by lennox Latest 06 Mar 09 by gettingadjusted	Replies:6 :365	Latest by gettingadjusted 06 Mar 09
CSA and clean break Hi my Ex has an enforcement order by the CSA to have payments deducted from his wages.If we have a clean break and he offers me a lump sum does that mean I will ... 05 Mar 09, by annieh Latest 05 Mar 09 by annieh	Replies:2 :506	Latest by annieh 05 Mar 09
Child Support Payments - Reviewing Yrly Wages I was wondering if a solicitor should be the one to add a clause in a divorce settlement to allow yearly salary reviews of the person paying child support, or i ... 26 Feb 09, by Greenweenie Latest 27 Feb 09 by Greenweenie	Replies:2 :345	Latest by Greenweenie 27 Feb 09
Will they let me take them abroad? I have 3 kids aged 1,4,5 and they were living with their mother till recently were taken away from her by the social services. I am portuguese and I am getting ... 04 Feb 09, by pedrozlima Latest 26 Feb 09 by minicooper	Replies:3 :491	Latest by minicooper 26 Feb 09
Help with a 6 year old Just a short introduction before I start the question and advice that I require. I split with my wife 2 years ago and officially divorced just over 12 ... 25 Feb 09, by Sgutt Latest 25 Feb 09 by Shezi 1 2	Replies:7 :963	Latest by Shezi 25 Feb 09
Anyone having these probs with CSA I thought i would give my little buddies at the CSA a call today to see if by some miracle the ex may of paid after months and months of not paying. Ex ... 23 Feb 09, by Angel557 Latest 24 Feb 09 by ladylou 1 2	Replies:11 :912	Latest by ladylou 24 Feb 09
Girlfriend wants to go back to home to Sth Africa Hi, My name is Martin and im desperate for advice. Im sorry if im in the wrong topic section but i cant find anywhere else to post. Me and my ... 23 Feb 09, by trent1970 Latest 23 Feb 09 by pete32167	Replies:5 :379	Latest by pete32167 23 Feb 09
Unusual Hi, My STBX walked out at the beginning of October 2008. Our boys live with me. I pay for everything (house, bills, food, clothing, childcare ... 23 Feb 09, by DessieB Latest 23 Feb 09 by Zara2009	Replies:5 :472	Latest by Zara2009 23 Feb 09
ex wishes to go abroard - help! Hello. My ex and i were together for five years when we seperated for a number of reasons. At the time of seperation i was pregnant with our daughter who is now ... 22 Feb 09, by arabellafigg Latest 23 Feb 09 by Fiona	Replies:4 :384	Latest by Fiona 23 Feb 09
Contact Orders and the CSA Hi, I've recently gotten divorced and we put a contact order in place. My issue is that as soon as the court rubber stamped the order, my ex has been ... 18 Feb 09, by Snookums Latest 19 Feb 09 by Angel557 1 2 3	Replies:18 :1290	Latest by Angel557 19 Feb 09
What to tell my 7 year old - please help Hi, I'm new to this, so many apologies if this seems garbled and doesn't use the correct terminology. My husband told me last night that he wa ... 16 Feb 09, by my_orchard Latest 16 Feb 09 by oila	Replies:2 :525	Latest by oila 16 Feb 09
Abusive x - using CSA as a weapon to NOT see kids My x left nearly 2 years ago (to live with his girlfriend a (ex) friend of mine) and we have been divorced for nearly a year 16 Feb 09, by Mrs Ingledew Latest 16 Feb 09 by Mrs Ingledew	Replies:3 :393	Latest by Mrs Ingledew 16 Feb 09
My child leave home at 16 but now we have to pay? My step son left the family home, that I share with his father, when he was 16 years old. He left saying he wanted nothing to do with us or his brothers or sist ... 16 Feb 09, by Needingadvice1 Latest 16 Feb 09 by Sera 1 2	Replies:7 :1192	Latest by Sera 16 Feb 09
should dad contribute to childcare costs? Hi all..looking for opinions here or some advice from someone in the know. I have just gone full time and have been promoted and so as a result stbex a ... 07 Dec 08, by Living again Latest 13 Feb 09 by juttabeck 1 2	Replies:9 :1863	Latest by juttabeck 13 Feb 09
Financial Orders in Residency Hearing Hi Everyone Just after a little bit of advice... Does anyone know if the Judge in a Residency Hearing is able to make an order in relation to ... 26 Jan 09, by Gershie Latest 11 Feb 09 by jitsuka 1 2	Replies:7 :1026	Latest by jitsuka 11 Feb 09
Telling the Children.. aged nearly 6 & 8 Hi, first post as you will see and I doubt my last... I am currently still living in the family home, have been officially separated since 11 October, ... 23 Jan 09, by MAB Latest 11 Feb 09 by Blackie 1 2	Replies:10 :1058	Latest by Blackie 11 Feb 09
Any CSA experts ? Hiya I have copied this from Section 8 of the Child Support Act 1991. Section 8 refers to cases that the courts cannot get involved in. 10 Feb 09, by poppy5 Latest 11 Feb 09 by poppy5 1 2	Replies:8 :1454	Latest by poppy5 11 Feb 09
\"Maintenance Agreement\" Hi I keep seeing reference on the internet to the above terminology "Maintenance Agreement" for example - *by enforcing a Maint ...* 07 Feb 09, by poppy5 Latest 08 Feb 09 by poppy5	Replies:5 :551	Latest by poppy5 08 Feb 09
Child Tax Credits Does anybody understand how tax credits work when you have to stop a joint claim and start a single claim. I notified them of the changes in September 2007 ... 04 Feb 09, by Kevin01 Latest 07 Feb 09 by karenrose	Replies:4 :448	Latest by karenrose 07 Feb 09
Will they let me take them abroad? I have 3 kids aged 1,4,5 and they were living with their mother till recently were taken away from her by the social services. I am portuguese and I am getting ... 05 Feb 09, by pedrozlima Latest 06 Feb 09 by DivorceSolicitor	Replies:6 :639	Latest by DivorceSolicitor 06 Feb 09
CSA hope HI - Just an update - applied for support via the CSA in Nov last year. A long story but my application could not progress due to some technical issue ... 04 Feb 09, by lovelife Latest 05 Feb 09 by fluffy76	Replies:3 :336	Latest by fluffy76 05 Feb 09
Support for university The one thing I have not considered is how my two children will get support once (if) they go to university. The eldest will be 18 when I retire and the younges ... 03 Feb 09, by Kevin01 Latest 05 Feb 09 by Kevin01	Replies:4 :502	Latest by Kevin01 05 Feb 09
Redundancy / job seekers allowance/ CSA Hi Have to start paying CSA payments but I have been made redundant. I only got a minimal serverance payment as I had only started this role for six we ... 02 Feb 09, by davidjones Latest 04 Feb 09 by jitsuka	Replies:1 :451	Latest by jitsuka 04 Feb 09
is this allowed? hi there, my ex husband does not want to maintain his daughter as she is refusing to stay with him, we had a very difficult divorce and i was a victim of dv, wh ... 11 Jan 09, by doodles Latest 03 Feb 09 by doodles 1 2	Replies:11 :844	Latest by doodles 03 Feb 09
child maintainance Hi, Just wondered if anyone can tell me if the amount of child maintinance paid is affected by separated husband living with his new partner. She has no chi ... 02 Feb 09, by tenerife2 Latest 02 Feb 09 by Angel557	Replies:1 :347	Latest by Angel557 02 Feb 09
What should I do? Help Hi, I don't really know where to start. I broke up with my partner 6 months ago and I have a new partner which I'm getting married with in 3 months tim ... 02 Feb 09, by pedrozlima Latest 02 Feb 09 by pedrozlima	Replies:2 :391	Latest by pedrozlima 02 Feb 09
how does the term 'absent parent' fit all? Hi - Just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience to mine. I separated from my ex 3 years ago (we co-habited for 10 years but didn't actually marry as ... 27 Jan 09, by ryecatcher Latest 29 Jan 09 by ryecatcher 1 2 3 4	Replies:21 :1648	Latest by ryecatcher 29 Jan 09
Welfare Reform Bill I have read in the newspaper this morning and also on the BBC News website about the Welfare Reform Bill and the new powers of the Child Maintenance Enforcement ... 27 Jan 09, by DessieB Latest 27 Jan 09 by jacsmum	Replies:1 :309	Latest by jacsmum 27 Jan 09

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