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Tax credits Going through a separation and currently in mediation. Because of a 5 year career break I took to care for our children my current income is approximat ... 21 Oct 12, by Cheeseandpickled Latest 21 Oct 12 by Cheeseandpickled	Replies:6 :364	Latest by Cheeseandpickled 21 Oct 12
Child Support Just quick question. Should csa payments be included as ''income'' in Ancillary Relief proceedings.. Thanks ... 18 Oct 12, by redwine47 Latest 18 Oct 12 by redwine47	Replies:2 :281	Latest by redwine47 18 Oct 12
UK Tax & NI Laws - any experts out there??? Hi guys, You may have seen my post earlier about being a citizen of 2 countries. In it I mentioned a new development in my ongoing case to try and obt ... 16 Oct 12, by finallyhere	Replies:0 :364
Can you be a Citizen of 2 countries?? Hi All, Just wondered if anyone knew the answer to this question... Can you be a British Citizen (by birth) and also a national of another non ... 29 Jun 12, by finallyhere Latest 16 Oct 12 by eyes on horizon 1 2	Replies:9 :819	Latest by eyes on horizon 16 Oct 12
maintenence for disabled adults I wonder if anyone can help with this. I have an adult disabled child. At a final hearing i asked for a maintenence to be ordered by the court partly ... 13 Sep 12, by soulruler Latest 16 Oct 12 by soulruler 1 2 3	Replies:16 :2510	Latest by soulruler 16 Oct 12
Can I claim money from my ex''s sale of house? My ex''s mum left him her house in her Will. He has now put this house up for sale. Would the money he earns from this house sale count as Income that I can tel ... 12 Oct 12, by Ellie T Latest 12 Oct 12 by Ellie T 1 2	Replies:13 :2735	Latest by Ellie T 12 Oct 12
unpaid maintenance/house sale I have been divorced for 8 yrs and my ex largely abided by our court order with regard to maintenance for my three children, one of whome is Downes Syndrome. 09 Oct 12, by lesbarbeux Latest 11 Oct 12 by NoWhereToTurnl	Replies:3 :449	Latest by NoWhereToTurnl 11 Oct 12
Does CSA payments include Overtime???? Hi I wonder if anyone help me with this - does the CSA take into account any Overtime i may do? Or do they take just your Basic wage into acco ... 15 Jan 10, by goldfish11 Latest 11 Oct 12 by corps	Replies:4 :10.9k	Latest by corps 11 Oct 12
University Fees How many others have been caught out his way? Two daughters 15 and 18 at school and now eldest at uni. Consent order signed March 2011 agreein ... 02 Oct 12, by bigmick Latest 05 Oct 12 by Bobbinalong 1 2 3 ... 6	Replies:36 :2335	Latest by Bobbinalong 05 Oct 12
Ex being investigated for benefit fraud... Hi guys Well my ex was claiming jsa after having given up a perfectly good job and moving back in with his parents, however it turns out that he is sel ... 01 Oct 12, by Sjw19850141	Replies:0 :340
New Child Support Regs.....someNRPs be very afraid Talked to CSA yesterday. E-mail has been sent to frontline staff to prepare for change to age-20 for ALL systems (not just CSA3) in October. NRPs will not be ... 29 Sep 12, by skodaman Latest 29 Sep 12 by skodaman 1 2 3	Replies:14 :1038	Latest by skodaman 29 Sep 12
CSA Evidence... I can''t believe it.. Csa tells me today that they will be paying out based on stbxs evidence. His evidence is he has child on xyz + more dates (untrue) & has sent a signed s ... 24 Sep 12, by redwine47 Latest 27 Sep 12 by wierdfish 1 2	Replies:12 :968	Latest by wierdfish 27 Sep 12
Child Maintence Consultation Supporting separated families; securing children’s futures This consultation sets out the Government''s vision for transforming the child maintenance ... 25 Sep 12, by rubytuesday Latest 26 Sep 12 by rubytuesday	Replies:1 :423	Latest by rubytuesday 26 Sep 12
Maintenance at University? My ex-husband paid maintenance (by order) for our daughter until she finished full time education at school. He verbally agreed with her, to pay her accomodatio ... 19 Sep 12, by tillie1234 Latest 19 Sep 12 by spooky	Replies:5 :402	Latest by spooky 19 Sep 12
Variation of child maintenance Hi all, when divorcing 4 years ago I agreed to split the total child and spousal maintenance 50:50. Because I am fortunate enough to get paid well this resulted ... 17 Sep 12, by Rickysf Latest 17 Sep 12 by Rickysf 1 2	Replies:7 :1068	Latest by Rickysf 17 Sep 12
pre-maintenance income of under £10,000 per year 14 Sep 12, by maggie	Replies:0 :352
mortgage payments instead of child support?..... hi there friends..... still going through the motions i''m afraid i wa ... 11 Sep 12, by allmixedup Latest 12 Sep 12 by Fiona 1 2	Replies:7 :943	Latest by Fiona 12 Sep 12
New to the CSA Hi, I am soon to be assesed by the CSA for payments for my daughter. This will be with a view of direct payments to my ex, rather than the CSA collectin ... 11 Sep 12, by Fergal321	Replies:0 :387
Should I pay maintenance? Hi everyone, I''m after some much needed advice. My current situation is that I am divorced. I left the family home over 4 years ago and divorced m ... 10 Sep 12, by HonestMan Latest 11 Sep 12 by Elphie	Replies:4 :391	Latest by Elphie 11 Sep 12
Financial support for son at uni Hello would really appreciate any advice. Our son starts uni in a couple of weeks. His father and I had an acrimonious divorce with finances going to court wher ... 09 Sep 12, by roseanne Latest 09 Sep 12 by roseanne	Replies:5 :345	Latest by roseanne 09 Sep 12
universal credit Hi, I''ve just been reading a couple of articles about the new universal credit. does anyone on here know exactly the impact here on single parents who ... 01 Sep 12, by survive	Replies:0 :432
Son now at Uni - what about other child? Hi there, This must have been asked before, but here goes: I have an 18 year old son, and a 14 year old daughter. The consent order agreed dur ... 30 Aug 12, by 2ndlife Latest 30 Aug 12 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :406	Latest by WYSPECIAL 30 Aug 12
is she entitled to my redundancy Hi there , can anyone one help me . I currently pay my sbtx a monthly payment which we both agreed on and have done so for a year . We have 2 boys , 12 and ... 26 Jan 10, by bosch67 Latest 29 Aug 12 by rubytuesday 1 2	Replies:7 :1458	Latest by rubytuesday 29 Aug 12
varying child maintenance agreed by consent order Hi Apologies if this is already advised on elsewhere here - if anyone would be kind enough to point me in the right direction - I did a search and didn ... 18 Nov 11, by thingy01 Latest 22 Aug 12 by Fiona 1 2 3	Replies:14 :1232	Latest by Fiona 22 Aug 12
Sudden reduction in CSA payments On behalf of gf.. She contacted the CSA after getting messed about with her ex, all the payments got worked out a couple of weeks ago and her ex was to be p ... 20 Aug 12, by crish Latest 20 Aug 12 by survive	Replies:1 :402	Latest by survive 20 Aug 12
Paying school fees after divorce My wife and I are going through a divorce and we are about to start mediation to sort out finances. A significant part of this is the following: Our jo ... 19 Aug 12, by mnf Latest 20 Aug 12 by mnf 1 2	Replies:10 :1503	Latest by mnf 20 Aug 12
Family based child maintenance I see this mentioned on the CSA sight.....they are trying to encourage people to work things out for themselves....I do see mention of people will be given help ... 14 Aug 12, by Tinkerbelle Latest 16 Aug 12 by Tinkerbelle 1 2	Replies:9 :891	Latest by Tinkerbelle 16 Aug 12
CSA calculation is crazy I have kids 3 nights per week. Ex wife has them 4 nights per week. Yet I have to pay her for the 4 nights I don''t have them even though it was her that ... 01 May 12, by HideFromExWife Latest 16 Aug 12 by bakerj 1 2	Replies:11 :979	Latest by bakerj 16 Aug 12
I''m being contacted in Switzerland for a REMO clai Hi, I have bene contacted by the Swiss Government with regards to a REMO for child support. I''m am very sure I am not the father of the child they are saying I ... 04 Apr 12, by Clueless1234 Latest 14 Aug 12 by Clueless1234 1 2	Replies:7 :1362	Latest by Clueless1234 14 Aug 12
Working out finances Well I recieved a letter from STBXs solicitor, basically stating that she wants £300 a month in maintenance. Which at first glance doesnt seem to be unreasonab ... 31 Jul 12, by Stumpylad70 Latest 13 Aug 12 by Stumpylad70 1 2 3	Replies:18 :1112	Latest by Stumpylad70 13 Aug 12
Parental responsibility & CSA payments Hi There, I''m currently trying to get PR for my 3 children which at the moment is being frustrated by Cafcass, and the STB Ex is lying through her tee ... 10 Aug 12, by Lewin Latest 11 Aug 12 by Lewin	Replies:4 :519	Latest by Lewin 11 Aug 12
Children Hi, Me and my wife are going through mediation at present as our marriage has totally broken down, and the situation is that we both have our 2 children equally ... 08 Aug 12, by Stoke1 Latest 09 Aug 12 by Stoke1	Replies:4 :378	Latest by Stoke1 09 Aug 12
Child Maintenance Court Order states that Monthly child maintenance must be accompanied by a current pay slip. This month my ex has not included his pay slip so I have no way of ... 08 Aug 12, by autumn9 Latest 08 Aug 12 by autumn9	Replies:2 :385	Latest by autumn9 08 Aug 12
Child support through university I divorced my husband and got a maintenance agreement through the court for our children until they hit 18. I have heard of a friend managing to get an agreemen ... 02 Aug 12, by edinburgh2212 Latest 08 Aug 12 by Charlie43	Replies:6 :718	Latest by Charlie43 08 Aug 12
minute of agreement voluntary maintance for child included in Minute of Agreement signed/divorced 2 years ago. Daughter was 11 at the time.... at no point during discussions ... 08 Aug 12, by Tinkerbelle Latest 08 Aug 12 by Tinkerbelle	Replies:1 :394	Latest by Tinkerbelle 08 Aug 12
More excuses not to pay arrears...GRRRR! In May I rang the CSA to say my ex wasn''t paying regularly, again. They contacted him and told me he was having difficulties - couldn''t say what because of co ... 31 Jul 12, by jaw Latest 07 Aug 12 by jaw	Replies:4 :386	Latest by jaw 07 Aug 12
csa stbx pays very little csa due to him apparantly not able to afford it lol anyway my question is.... He is in the process of moving in, his new partner, she is s ... 01 Aug 12, by alldone69 Latest 07 Aug 12 by Fiona 1 2	Replies:11 :1024	Latest by Fiona 07 Aug 12
Urgent help please - what happens next? I have posted before, but this is another question. My daughter is 19 this month. We have recently been in touch (via facebook!!), after many years of ... 04 Aug 12, by kdad Latest 04 Aug 12 by kdad 1 2 3	Replies:14 :1280	Latest by kdad 04 Aug 12
Stopping maintenance for 18 year old. Here''s my situation: My wife and I separated in 2010 and since that time I have been paying a voluntary amount to her as maintenance for my 2 sons. I have not ... 02 Aug 12, by bogbrush100 Latest 02 Aug 12 by Fiona	Replies:2 :450	Latest by Fiona 02 Aug 12
Seeing kids and spreading CSA payments Hi All For 2 years I never reduced my CSA payment for any nights kids spent with me, but now I am taking money for the nights they are with me. They s ... 25 Jul 12, by listen Latest 01 Aug 12 by jammin35 1 2 3 4	Replies:21 :1662	Latest by jammin35 01 Aug 12

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