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Feeling Desperate I have been separated for over 2 years and things have been generally amicable. I moved away and my ex lived next door from the FMH with his parents and we agre ... 24 Jul 12, by confused38 Latest 01 Aug 12 by fairylandtime	Replies:4 :320	Latest by fairylandtime 01 Aug 12
Gross Income Scheme Im just trying to get my head around the new scheme. My salary is £75280 per year, giving me a net income of £4203. I have 3 children with m ... 01 Aug 12, by jammin35 Latest 01 Aug 12 by MrsMathsisfun 1 2	Replies:12 :943	Latest by MrsMathsisfun 01 Aug 12
Does he have to pay half of this, too? Hi all. I have been talking with a friend that is in a difficult situation. He has a Consent Order that included child payments of X amount, e ... 31 Jul 12, by Chained Latest 01 Aug 12 by jammin35 1 2	Replies:7 :812	Latest by jammin35 01 Aug 12
Would an overnight reduction for my ex benefit me? My stbxh has his eldest daughter overnight for more than 52 nights a year yet he pays full maintenance for her. If he told CSA about her overnight cont ... 31 Jul 12, by jslgb Latest 31 Jul 12 by jslgb	Replies:2 :319	Latest by jslgb 31 Jul 12
CSA taking Ex to court Hi, I''ve just heard that CSA solicitors have reviewed the case sent to them by their investigation team and they will be taking my ex to court for fra ... 12 Jul 12, by finallyhere Latest 31 Jul 12 by Child Maintenance Options	Replies:3 :360	Latest by Child Maintenance Options 31 Jul 12
Court threats over private schooling So, before separating my son (almost 5) was attending a nursery of a private school with the view (and agreement of stbx) that he would be continuing on through ... 30 Jul 12, by missguided Latest 31 Jul 12 by loveourmum 1 2	Replies:11 :799	Latest by loveourmum 31 Jul 12
Financial support Please can anyone give me some advice. My situation is that I wss not married to my ex but had 2 sons by him. In September 2011, the court judged that ... 30 Jul 12, by acfair Latest 31 Jul 12 by acfair	Replies:2 :351	Latest by acfair 31 Jul 12
help me to calculate the maintenance!! I am really struggling. Gross £52, bonus £12, the work pay for private insurance / dental insurance / life insurance / death in service insurance / accident i ... 23 Jul 12, by toms Latest 27 Jul 12 by toms 1 2 3	Replies:17 :1225	Latest by toms 27 Jul 12
PWC dumps Child in Home my ex and I have a disabled son. Shes currently getting her house renovated by the state (For the last 4 months and counting) and she volunteered to put my son ... 24 Jul 12, by zootar Latest 24 Jul 12 by Fiona 1 2 3	Replies:17 :906	Latest by Fiona 24 Jul 12
Demanding more maintenance? Is there anyway i can push my ex into covering some of my daughters additional school expenses? I get £30.50 a week through the CSA and stbxh works an ... 24 Jul 12, by jslgb Latest 24 Jul 12 by zonked 1 2	Replies:8 :789	Latest by zonked 24 Jul 12
maintenance after age 18 Hi all, Finances have been sorted and currently waiting for divorce to be finalised but I have a question that no-one seems to be able to help me with ... 05 Mar 11, by twizzler Latest 24 Jul 12 by jaw	Replies:4 :473	Latest by jaw 24 Jul 12
Full Time Education ? in order to prolong child maintenance for my eldest daughter (now 19) she maintains that she is still in full time education. Yet, according to my ex, since Jan ... 24 Jul 12, by JamesTaylor Latest 24 Jul 12 by JamesTaylor	Replies:4 :439	Latest by JamesTaylor 24 Jul 12
court vs CSA for child maintenance Hi My ex instigated a redundancy from his 100k a yr job and has gone self employed as a business consultant on a day rate. I am now not getting any ... 19 Jul 12, by maryjane59 Latest 19 Jul 12 by maryjane59	Replies:4 :518	Latest by maryjane59 19 Jul 12
Website for coparenting ? Hi, I''m looking for an online platform to deal with coparenting, custody schedules, financial stuff etc. A friend of mine told me that 2houses.com ... 19 Jul 12, by Lizzy76	Replies:0 :325
Private CM versus CSA I am in the process of filing for divorce on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour (stbx is contesting obviously 18 Jul 12, by mumtotwo Latest 18 Jul 12 by Fiona	Replies:1 :350	Latest by Fiona 18 Jul 12
What Does Child Support Cover? I moved out just over a year ago, and paid maintenance straight away. It has not been done formally through the CSA although I did use their online cal ... 10 Jul 12, by Cricket_Fan Latest 10 Jul 12 by Cricket_Fan 1 2 3 4	Replies:24 :1669	Latest by Cricket_Fan 10 Jul 12
csa what is the effect of a"no order" principle in relation to payments to the csa? ... 06 Jul 12, by tom357 Latest 06 Jul 12 by rubytuesday	Replies:1 :336	Latest by rubytuesday 06 Jul 12
I want my ex to pay CS, but child not even allowed I have an 8 yr old son, his father and I split up when he was a baby. He has never ever paid anything to the child, not a bean,he has never taken him out anywhe ... 29 Jun 12, by Peppylapugh Latest 30 Jun 12 by Peppylapugh 1 2	Replies:8 :849	Latest by Peppylapugh 30 Jun 12
CHILD WITH EACH PARENT If one of my chidren lives with me and one with my ex how does maintenance work. My ex earns more than double what I do. Will he still have to pay some mainenan ... 25 Jun 12, by reuben001 Latest 26 Jun 12 by reuben001	Replies:3 :492	Latest by reuben001 26 Jun 12
Does a child at University count as living with me Hi, Can anyone advise me about the following. Two children Daughter 18 and Son 16. I am moving and my son is going to live with his f ... 21 Jun 12, by saabgirl Latest 21 Jun 12 by saabgirl	Replies:5 :1016	Latest by saabgirl 21 Jun 12
CSA failed for 2 years to action four changes ... 18 Jun 12, by needthefigures Latest 21 Jun 12 by stepper	Replies:4 :414	Latest by stepper 21 Jun 12
NRP Returning To UK, Lives Abroad I relocated to the USA many years ago. Through the CSA I had child support deducted from my pay in the USA. I relocated to a different state at one point after ... 20 Jun 12, by Worried69 Latest 20 Jun 12 by Worried69	Replies:2 :424	Latest by Worried69 20 Jun 12
Unreasonable ex!!!! Hi just looking for some advice! We have my stepson for 5 weeks over the summer holidays instead of the usual 4 weeks this year (plus 2 weeks at Easter and a we ... 14 Jun 12, by finlaggan Latest 14 Jun 12 by Fiona	Replies:1 :321	Latest by Fiona 14 Jun 12
Paying Child Support after 19 years old. My Husbands consent order for his Divorce in 2008 stated that if he and his ex couldn''t agree on maintenance then the CSA would decide. There is no mention of ... 01 Jun 12, by Charlie43 Latest 08 Jun 12 by Fiona 1 2	Replies:13 :851	Latest by Fiona 08 Jun 12
Maintenance options? Could someone please help me with a quick question. Do I have to pay child maintenance in cash or can I somehow give the money in a way that would stip ... 07 Jun 12, by dippydappy Latest 07 Jun 12 by Fiona	Replies:4 :432	Latest by Fiona 07 Jun 12
Will his child be considered? Hello, Can someone help me please? My husband has a son with a previous girlfriend. The ex girlfried has residence of the child and my husband ... 06 Jun 12, by RUBY25 Latest 06 Jun 12 by Fiona	Replies:1 :467	Latest by Fiona 06 Jun 12
Arrears of CSA child assessed maintenance Hi, I have two children of 18 and 16. My ex went to the CSA in 2008 to have CM assessed after advice from his solicitor. He had originally off ... 03 Jun 12, by saabgirl Latest 06 Jun 12 by jslgb	Replies:3 :668	Latest by jslgb 06 Jun 12
schedule 1 order Can any one help does a schedule 1 order of the childrens act mean that maintenance continues past 18 years of age if there are special circumstances or if the ... 06 Jun 12, by oldgal Latest 06 Jun 12 by Fiona	Replies:1 :739	Latest by Fiona 06 Jun 12
Ex wants cost breakdown of his child maintenance Hi All, Long time since I''ve been on the forum but hope all you good wiki peeps can offer your opinion on this dilemma. In a nutshell, ex has ... 01 Jun 12, by finallyhere Locked Latest 04 Jun 12 by finallyhere Locked 1 2 3 ... 6	Replies:35 :2541	Latest by finallyhere 04 Jun 12
maintenance. If ex is living in Ireland and not paying maintenance or likely to return to England but has a property over here up for sale, would it be possible to have a ch ... 21 May 12, by Althea1 Latest 26 May 12 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :491	Latest by LittleMrMike 26 May 12
Fair or Not Fair? Can anyone help please? I have been divorced for a while, I pay my maintenance every month without fail I have not reduced my payments even though my s ... 21 May 12, by Enuff Already Latest 24 May 12 by Rumplestiltsk1n 1 2 3 ... 5	Replies:28 :2140	Latest by Rumplestiltsk1n 24 May 12
Child maintenance Just a thought. Stbx as per his entitlement is deducting over night stays from maintenance. He''s supposed to have child from 430 friday return 630 sunday ( ... 18 May 12, by redwine47 Latest 22 May 12 by maisymoos 1 2 3	Replies:19 :1115	Latest by maisymoos 22 May 12
CSA overpayment Hi All I have been paying weekly amount to ex as decided by CSA since August 2010. I can''t remember how it came about, but I pay directly to ex. I say ... 16 May 12, by desdad Latest 20 May 12 by MrsMathsisfun	Replies:5 :370	Latest by MrsMathsisfun 20 May 12
CSA payments do not take into account childcare Hi there My ex husband and I have been apart for 4 years and had a family based arrangement whereby he would pay me maintenance as determined by the CS ... 19 May 12, by prout70 Latest 20 May 12 by prout70 1 2 3	Replies:17 :1884	Latest by prout70 20 May 12
Segal Court order and the one-year CSA rule I am paying a Segal Court order, and my ex wife has made a CSA application, which would result in me paying over and above the amount of the Segal Order. 19 May 12, by mike12 Latest 19 May 12 by Fiona	Replies:6 :586	Latest by Fiona 19 May 12
When do the judge decide pay spouse maintenance ? When does the judge decide the father pays the mother of his child maintenance for looking after his baby. Already got csa on the case for child support but jus ... 16 May 12, by Sohil25 Latest 16 May 12 by Sohil25	Replies:2 :497	Latest by Sohil25 16 May 12
Private Healthcare Hi, My ex and i documented my child maintenance commitments in a court order as an undertaking. The order will expire in Jan next year. I''ve ... 15 May 12, by jammin35 Latest 15 May 12 by jammin35	Replies:3 :348	Latest by jammin35 15 May 12
stay at home dad, do i still pay maintenance? hi Im due to give up work to look after my new son. I have a 10 year old daughter from a previous relationship for which i pay regular maintenance paym ... 13 May 12, by klopper Latest 14 May 12 by klopper 1 2	Replies:9 :793	Latest by klopper 14 May 12
Trying to terminate a child support order. I''ve been trying for months to cancel a child support order. However the agency is in a different county. I have been financially responsible for our son for t ... 08 May 12, by Concerndad1 Latest 09 May 12 by rubytuesday	Replies:5 :405	Latest by rubytuesday 09 May 12
laid off - again after months of sporadic, non existing, and below CSA guideline payments, i finally went to the CSA re my ex, i received an order in December and had 2 payments ... 08 May 12, by jillyjb63 Latest 08 May 12 by jillyjb63	Replies:2 :363	Latest by jillyjb63 08 May 12

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