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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.
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judges order to pay £5/week
Hello

My ex-wife is from abroad, came over on a spouse visa. left me within one year ( a few weeks after the birth of our daughter), so did not fulfil ...
17 Oct 08, by agentimran
Latest 17 Oct 08 by sexysadie
Replies:1
:612
Latest by sexysadie
17 Oct 08
When husband's moves his other woman in
Just a couple of questions but when my husband is getting his own flat to rent and eventually wants to move his Other woman in, do the CSA take her wages into ...
14 Oct 08, by stressheadmum
Latest 15 Oct 08 by Zara2009
Replies:15
:1651
Latest by Zara2009
15 Oct 08
private schooling fees - fair agreement?
hi

we are going through the same as everyone else - my sbx has up till now paid for my son's private schooling costs (650/month) out of her salary, whi ...
14 Sep 08, by dissapointed dad
Latest 13 Oct 08 by hawaythelads
Replies:4
:565
Latest by hawaythelads
13 Oct 08
Mummys little princess
I don't buy fancy things, I do buy the best value for money and am the coupon queen. I work damn hard for my money.

However, I am now left with every b ...
07 Oct 08, by Melissa.Wales
Latest 13 Oct 08 by phoenix1
Replies:4
:564
Latest by phoenix1
13 Oct 08
Should I use the CSA????
Hiya Everyone,

My ex has no problem paying me child maintenance, it's just the amount that he seems to have trouble with. When we split 2 and a half ye ...
17 Sep 08, by MrsTooSoft
Latest 04 Oct 08 by Angel557
Replies:10
:1375
Latest by Angel557
04 Oct 08
Which Act covers child support ?
Hi

can anyone explain to me which Act/Law applies to the responsibility of the non-resident parent to financially support their child, for the perio ...
03 Oct 08, by poppy5
Latest 03 Oct 08 by D L
Replies:1
:499
Latest by D L
03 Oct 08
whats fair
hi,

me and x have our children 50%, we both pay for their day to day living whilst with each of us but i cover all other costs e.g. clothes, clubs, sch ...
30 Sep 08, by mancity
Latest 30 Sep 08 by Monitor441
Replies:4
:546
Latest by Monitor441
30 Sep 08
How to tell my 3 children about impending divorce
Hi There,

I am new to posting but have been following this helpful site for a few weeks now. I am the petitioner in my divorce and divorce proceedings ...
30 Sep 08, by subra
Latest 30 Sep 08 by subra
Replies:6
:581
Latest by subra
30 Sep 08
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok

So here's a new one in that long road of fun and frolicks called divorce.

Wife left the MH back in Feb 08 to move in with her partner I lef ...
23 Sep 08, by gettingadjusted
Latest 23 Sep 08 by sexysadie
Replies:5
:756
Latest by sexysadie
23 Sep 08
CSA and childcare voucher schemes
Im currently looking at maintenance payments for my daughter. My intention was to include childcare vouchers as part of the overall maintenance as my daughter i ...
21 Sep 08, by Shell_shocked
Latest 22 Sep 08 by goodmove
Replies:3
:749
Latest by goodmove
22 Sep 08
university support................again!
Was asked by Judge at last hearing to find out if it makes more financial sense for periodical payments to be paid direct from NRP to "child" or to mo ...
16 Sep 08, by spooky
Replies:0
:474

When a child refuses to go to father...
What do you do when your child refuses to go to father's residence? (No other party involved). ...
13 Sep 08, by pooter1
Latest 14 Sep 08 by D L
Replies:3
:635
Latest by D L
14 Sep 08
Child Maintenance is changing
As from the 27th Ocotber 2008 child maintenance is changing.

View new website to see how or what changes you can make


Latest 13 Sep 08 by mizmagoo
Replies:7
:1396
Latest by mizmagoo
13 Sep 08
csa
hi all,

Wanted to know how long it takes from the initial enquries with the CSA to actually getting a payment? I haven't contacted the CSA yet but am ...
09 Sep 08, by abouttogiveup
Latest 13 Sep 08 by abouttogiveup
Replies:3
:490
Latest by abouttogiveup
13 Sep 08
Travel costs - CSA
My ex is moving to Belfast.......at the moment she is only 10 mins drive from me in Glasgow.

I see my son every week and have a great bond with him.
11 Sep 08, by sk73
Latest 11 Sep 08 by lyndamac
Replies:2
:512
Latest by lyndamac
11 Sep 08
Maintenance from X Wife
Hi
Please see my situation in brief below and advise if you know the answer. I would be very grateful??

I am divorced and remarried.
I went thr ...
05 Sep 08, by basilbasil
Latest 05 Sep 08 by basilbasil
Replies:8
:1386
Latest by basilbasil
05 Sep 08
CSA claiming new wifes earnings ??
I pay my Ex wife child maintenance on a voluntary basis.
More than the court was informed 5 years ago.

The CSA are not involved at the moment as sh ...
02 Sep 08, by bri07
Latest 02 Sep 08 by Angel557
Replies:1
:526
Latest by Angel557
02 Sep 08
Additional Payments
Ok strange one I know but here goes.

Have been separated now for just over nine months and am seeing light at the end of the tunnel.

I have tw ...
29 Aug 08, by gettingadjusted
Latest 29 Aug 08 by Angel557
Replies:3
:810
Latest by Angel557
29 Aug 08
Child maintenance Annual revue
I am very close to a resolution with my impending divorve process at least as regards financial settlement.
However there is a ...
12 Aug 08, by JemappelleHal
Latest 28 Aug 08 by Monitor441
Replies:11
:1393
Latest by Monitor441
28 Aug 08
employed now self employed
STBX was employed by company with salary, company car etc..,. He is now working for same company (reinvented) with company car and is self employed. He will not ...
28 Aug 08, by katienext
Latest 28 Aug 08 by Angel557
Replies:1
:708
Latest by Angel557
28 Aug 08
he has given up his job
Hi, i dont know where to start really, there has been so much anger from my stbx already, I dread to think what he has left he can possibly do. He told me last ...
28 Aug 08, by bigncurly
Latest 28 Aug 08 by shinyhappypeople
Replies:3
:554
Latest by shinyhappypeople
28 Aug 08
Maintainance to end of childs education
My daughter (nearly 21) has contacted a solicitor about her maintenance and the fact that she is not receiving 'her rightful amount'. She left school after her ...
17 Jul 08, by Steve6A
Latest 25 Aug 08 by Steve6A
Replies:29
:3550
Latest by Steve6A
25 Aug 08
CSA and Consent Order
Hi everyone.

So here's the question. Consent order date 2004, included in it is maintenance for our children. Subsequently 2007 both my ex wife and i h ...
13 Aug 08, by abc1
Latest 22 Aug 08 by abc1
Replies:6
:779
Latest by abc1
22 Aug 08
CSA Child Definition
Hi,

I have an apparently simple question. I have 2 children, details as follows,

Child 1 - age 19 in full-time education at University

18 Aug 08, by sailman
Latest 18 Aug 08 by Fiona
Replies:1
:685
Latest by Fiona
18 Aug 08
2nd divorce - child support
I am in an initial stage of a possible second divorce, I have two children from my first marriage that I pay for on an agreement with my ex-wife based on the CS ...
17 Aug 08, by theshamanbear
Latest 17 Aug 08 by Angel557
Replies:1
:493
Latest by Angel557
17 Aug 08
Confusion over \"shared residency\" child maintenanc
Both my husband and I have the children the same number of nights a week in our separate dwellings, as we decided this is in their best interest. I am confused ...
11 Aug 08, by indyflmgrl
Latest 12 Aug 08 by MISTERC
Replies:7
:1261
Latest by MISTERC
12 Aug 08
CHILD MAINTENANCE AND THE CSA
When the csa are assessing the child maintenance, would it be taken into account that at present i am paying 1/2 of the mortgage? ...
10 Aug 08, by ahorriblemess
Latest 10 Aug 08 by ahorriblemess
Replies:2
:557
Latest by ahorriblemess
10 Aug 08
CSA CAUSING THE BREAKDOWN OF THE FAMILY
Where do I start? The CSA have cocked it up beyond belief...they started taking the payments from my account then inexplicably stopped. My ex has told my childr ...
09 Aug 08, by MISTERC
Latest 10 Aug 08 by Zara2009
Replies:15
:2039
Latest by Zara2009
10 Aug 08
CSA query
My ex partner and I have been dealing with maintenance under a ‘private agreement’, which was fine – she was happy with the amount and payments have alway ...
08 Aug 08, by paul88888
Latest 09 Aug 08 by Zara2009
Replies:5
:784
Latest by Zara2009
09 Aug 08
Financial Court Orders - Specific Issues Hearing
Hi everyone

Just a quickie to see if anyone has encoutered this before.

A bit if History:

I have 50:50 Shared Residence but I am goin ...
07 Aug 08, by Gershie
Latest 07 Aug 08 by Gershie
Replies:3
:574
Latest by Gershie
07 Aug 08
Anyone a CSA expert ? ?
Hi guys

Quick run down of my current situation:

Currently going through a divorce at nisi stage and solicitors discussing child custody etc et ...
23 Jun 08, by KAP
Latest 05 Aug 08 by Zara2009
Replies:12
:1855
Latest by Zara2009
05 Aug 08
Spliting child maintenece payments
Hi.
Im new to this site, wondering if anyone can help me.

My Wife has left me & setup home with a female partner.
We have 3 children, one i ...
04 Aug 08, by sportmaxx
Latest 04 Aug 08 by Angel557
Replies:2
:655
Latest by Angel557
04 Aug 08
Child Maintenance
Hi, I wondered if anyone could give me some advise on Child Maintenance.
I have been paying voluntary payments for the 10 years that I have been divorced ev ...
29 Jul 08, by BULLDOG59
Latest 29 Jul 08 by downbutnotout
Replies:5
:661
Latest by downbutnotout
29 Jul 08
Adding CM to Consent Order
I have a query about the addition of our private CM arrangement to our consent order. I would like to see the arrangement on a legal paper so at least I know wh ...
12 Jul 08, by Robert1977
Latest 16 Jul 08 by Robert1977
Replies:9
:1655
Latest by Robert1977
16 Jul 08
Child Maintenance - your opinion needed
Since my wife left in October I have been paying £243 in the form of childcare vouchers direct to my son's nusery and £190 direct to my wife. I have my son ...
14 Jul 08, by swordsman again
Latest 14 Jul 08 by sexysadie
Replies:1
:680
Latest by sexysadie
14 Jul 08
what's taken into account?
Last yr my 12yr old son stayed with me 4 nights per wk, the other 3 with his dad.He paid me £40 per wk. This stopped in Nov. I didnt go back to Csa- not becaus ...
28 Apr 08, by curly
Latest 09 Jul 08 by Elizabeth
Replies:5
:1137
Latest by Elizabeth
09 Jul 08
what are my chances.....
Hi

A bit of background - I have been married for about 10 years and with my wife for about 15 years. We have 2 children - one pre-school and one at pri ...
03 Jul 08, by bikeman
Latest 03 Jul 08 by dawn1
Replies:1
:658
Latest by dawn1
03 Jul 08
re :self employed exes
Hi everyone,I just wondered if anyone could help me!!!!So far i seem to be at a total blank with the CSA.Let me explain I divorced my husband in 2000,at the tim ...
01 Jul 08, by nikkiluise9
Latest 01 Jul 08 by JJ49
Replies:1
:630
Latest by JJ49
01 Jul 08
CSA, mad ex wives and a lot more!
Hi Sadie, yes we realise that it is not payable for much longer.

He has voluntarily paid £450 for the last 7 years and now she stands to only get £24 ...
02 Apr 08, by nessienoo
Latest 23 Jun 08 by Tam01
Replies:5
:1375
Latest by Tam01
23 Jun 08
partner's income in child support?
Any help with this issue would be greatly appreciated...

My partner's ex-wife is taking him back to court for child support modification. When my part ...
16 Jun 08, by jlo1030
Latest 17 Jun 08 by kidsinbulgaria
Replies:1
:750
Latest by kidsinbulgaria
17 Jun 08

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