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CSA tribunal I am the PWC and my ex husband has been chased by the CSA for 8 years , finally last year due to continous pressure on the CSA by a friend of mine we got him to ... 27 Jul 11, by lips71 Latest 07 Sep 11 by lips71	Replies:2 :308	Latest by lips71 07 Sep 11
Grounds for applying for a Variation I have needed to do some research and it has taken me a very very long time, so I am posting a link to the legislation I have found, that the CSA currently use ... 29 Jan 11, by poppy5 Latest 06 Sep 11 by Tets	Replies:1 :461	Latest by Tets 06 Sep 11
draft consent order doesn't mention maintenance Please can you help? I've just received the draft consent order and statement of information in relation to financial remedy. I have 2 teenagers aged 1 ... 05 Sep 11, by sageangel Latest 05 Sep 11 by sageangel	Replies:3 :394	Latest by sageangel 05 Sep 11
CSA - New Regulations for the Self Employed I have read quite a bit recently about a new way of calculating CSA payments for the Self Employed coming into play. From what I understand it will be ... 31 Aug 11, by marsh6774 Latest 05 Sep 11 by jitsu100	Replies:5 :403	Latest by jitsu100 05 Sep 11
Downward vary a Consent Order Can anyone help? What form will a require to downward vary a Consent Order for child maintenance. The order is from 2002 so the court has durisdiction. Apologis ... 05 Sep 11, by Shiver Metimbers Latest 05 Sep 11 by dukey	Replies:1 :530	Latest by dukey 05 Sep 11
do savings affect maintenance Just a query For varying reasons, my ex has chosen to give up working, and has around 20K savings. My question is - does savings affect child maintenance p ... 04 Sep 11, by harbour80 Latest 04 Sep 11 by Fiona	Replies:1 :697	Latest by Fiona 04 Sep 11
reduced income,reduced maintenance? My partner has a child with his ex wife and has been paying her £150 per month child maintenance as was agreed by the two of them. My partner and I ha ... 04 Sep 11, by TripleMummy1 Latest 04 Sep 11 by TripleMummy1	Replies:6 :341	Latest by TripleMummy1 04 Sep 11
How does the CSA decide.... How does the CSA decided the number of nights a child is staying with the NRP if the PWC is saying the children only staying on average 2 night a week and the N ... 02 Sep 11, by MrsMathsisfun Latest 02 Sep 11 by MrsMathsisfun	Replies:4 :327	Latest by MrsMathsisfun 02 Sep 11
CSA payments and a lying EX wife Hi folks.... I'm new to this so please be gentle with me. My partner has been paying CM to his ex since they split/divorced. CSA were never involved he ... 02 Sep 11, by kim0402 Latest 02 Sep 11 by mumtoboys 1 2	Replies:8 :2313	Latest by mumtoboys 02 Sep 11
Maintence Versus Level of Contact Hi, My ex has recently started asking me for extra money on top of her £380 per month maintenance to pay for 'Extras' and has even indicated changing amoun ... 31 Aug 11, by Bergy Latest 01 Sep 11 by DdMFB 1 2 3	Replies:16 :814	Latest by DdMFB 01 Sep 11
Changing a consent order?? I have a consent order in place which provides child maintenance for each of my children. I dont get spousal maintenance, even though we were married for 14 ye ... 31 Aug 11, by Lea74 Latest 01 Sep 11 by Lea74	Replies:2 :364	Latest by Lea74 01 Sep 11
Complaining about child tax credits Does anybody have any experience of complaining about child tax credits and the stages that you go through. My child care payments stopped in April because ... 30 Aug 11, by James53 Latest 31 Aug 11 by James53	Replies:2 :309	Latest by James53 31 Aug 11
Here we go again!! Hi everyone After some advice really..... Thought things were fairly well sorted following my recent divorce finally after three long drawn ou ... 29 Aug 11, by Blackie Latest 30 Aug 11 by dukey 1 2	Replies:13 :915	Latest by dukey 30 Aug 11
am i in the wrong today was a super day, took my to kids out in the glorious sunshine to my home city. decided to climb a local landmark which the kids loved doing,then ... 03 Aug 11, by manfriday Latest 29 Aug 11 by PinkDuck 1 2 3	Replies:18 :999	Latest by PinkDuck 29 Aug 11
Where do i stand? Hi, I have been seperated for about 8 months now and I offered my ex maintenance as long as she signed for it on receipt. She refused, since then i thought she ... 08 Aug 11, by Sappy2020 Latest 22 Aug 11 by NewHorizons	Replies:5 :319	Latest by NewHorizons 22 Aug 11
DNA testing! Hi, Brief history... is there such a thing? Ex came and went in kids lives for 2 years then heard nothing for a year. Then got a court summons taking me to cour ... 06 Jul 11, by indygirl Latest 21 Aug 11 by hawaythelads 1 2	Replies:8 :875	Latest by hawaythelads 21 Aug 11
Shared Care and Children's Expenses Hi there, Wonder if anyone is in a similar situation and can share their experiences. Ex and I have two children, 9 and 11. We have a shared ... 12 Aug 11, by TwoSteps Latest 17 Aug 11 by Fiona 1 2 3 ... 5	Replies:34 :1823	Latest by Fiona 17 Aug 11
Full Time Tertiary Education HI Can some one please answer my question. I have a consent order made in 2001 for which I pay £300 per month until she attain the age of 18 or cease f ... 11 Aug 11, by shaunkaz Latest 12 Aug 11 by Fiona	Replies:1 :528	Latest by Fiona 12 Aug 11
CSA - Should he claim it My BF has successfully claimed CB for one of his three children reflecting the amount of time the children share between homes. This now entitles him to claim T ... 11 Aug 11, by PinkDuck Latest 11 Aug 11 by happyagain	Replies:2 :330	Latest by happyagain 11 Aug 11
csa tribunal - self employed deprivation of income Just got the results of a very long drawn out tribunal and I am livid. He had capital of way way more than £65k which he has spent on virtually rebuilding ... 06 Aug 11, by bluepurse Latest 07 Aug 11 by bluepurse 1 2 3	Replies:19 :1120	Latest by bluepurse 07 Aug 11
When does a dependant become a non-dependant? Hello, As the title says - when do dependants become non-dependants? We have 3 daughters (19, 17 & 15). The 19yo has moved out with her l ... 03 Aug 11, by xxxxhelpxxxx Latest 03 Aug 11 by ditchedagain11	Replies:1 :484	Latest by ditchedagain11 03 Aug 11
When can you pay maintenance direct to your Kids At what age can you direct child maintenance directly to your kids? Is it age 16 or 18? Thanks in advance L4N ... 30 Jul 11, by L4N Latest 31 Jul 11 by L4N	Replies:4 :2407	Latest by L4N 31 Jul 11
Livid I am so livid after 24 weeks of waiting for the CSA to sort out my claim they call me yesterday to tell me i have a nill entitlement! It is disgusting where is ... 17 Jul 11, by alideniz Latest 29 Jul 11 by sillywoman	Replies:6 :299	Latest by sillywoman 29 Jul 11
child support we are going through a separation and we have a wee boy aged 8. what will i be expected to pay in terms of support? ... 28 Jul 11, by Allan40 Latest 28 Jul 11 by jokerman	Replies:1 :405	Latest by jokerman 28 Jul 11
What exactly should my ex pay? Hi, I was wondering if my ex should be paying towards anything else for the kids if he is paying CM. He has the 3 kids 175 (in real life 165 but I'm fe ... 12 Jul 11, by DottieGirl Latest 28 Jul 11 by mumof5 1 2	Replies:11 :794	Latest by mumof5 28 Jul 11
Child Support and Extras Hi, I'm looking for some advice and clarity on what i'm expected to payout to my ex on top of the CSA payments i currently make. We are recently sepera ... 10 Jul 11, by Stub1975 Latest 25 Jul 11 by sillywoman 1 2 3 ... 6	Replies:37 :2133	Latest by sillywoman 25 Jul 11
CSA - CMEC Changes Advice please. As NRP, I'm quite concerned about the changes from CSA to CMEC and Gross Income Calculation. Based on info I can find on internet, I assume that for on ... 23 Jul 11, by KAM2013 Latest 24 Jul 11 by Fiona 1 2	Replies:7 :809	Latest by Fiona 24 Jul 11
Expired Consent Order? Hello. I'm a newbie, but would greatly appreciate any advice anyone can give - many thanks! Under a Consent Order I agreed to pay monthly sums to my e ... 17 Jul 11, by whisperer Latest 23 Jul 11 by sillywoman 1 2 3	Replies:14 :1258	Latest by sillywoman 23 Jul 11
17 year old refuses to attend high school Hi, My husband's child from his first marriage whom he has been paying child support for for the past 17 years (almost 18) refuses to attend most of he ... 19 Jul 11, by FedUp7 Latest 19 Jul 11 by FedUp7	Replies:2 :468	Latest by FedUp7 19 Jul 11
Advice needed Hello I’m looking for some advice for a friend, she’s divorced with three children, she’s moving to France (with the father’s consent) the chil ... 19 Jul 11, by sherrylee Latest 19 Jul 11 by sherrylee	Replies:3 :367	Latest by sherrylee 19 Jul 11
Variation on cosent order - (Form E) My ex husband has recently applied for a downward variation on a consent order for child maintenance that was settled in 2002. For the last 3 years he has not ... 19 Jul 11, by anabee Latest 19 Jul 11 by anabee	Replies:2 :365	Latest by anabee 19 Jul 11
Child Maintenance - going overseas Hi, Any advise please in regards to the child maintenance if I am moving to Norway? Should I inform the CSA and/or my ex, or just tell them th ... 18 Jul 11, by dreams Latest 19 Jul 11 by dreams	Replies:2 :429	Latest by dreams 19 Jul 11
CSA and reduced contact I have clear admissions recorded from my ex stating that she is reducing my contact with my 3 daughters purely for financial reasons ie, more csa. my experienc ... 15 Jul 11, by drew heath Latest 16 Jul 11 by Gene Hunt 1 2	Replies:8 :680	Latest by Gene Hunt 16 Jul 11
International child maintenance follow up Hi.. I need some advice as to how to go about following up with my ex who is in UK with child maintenance. The Dubai courts has issued a judgement agai ... 08 Jul 11, by 4mygirl Latest 14 Jul 11 by 4mygirl	Replies:2 :363	Latest by 4mygirl 14 Jul 11
ex move with lover/boyfriend. He has 4 daughters My ex is moving with her lover now boyfriend. The boyfriend has 4 daughters from 2 ex-wifes. I assume he is receiving child maintenance support. Is this situati ... 11 Jul 11, by Jeff567 Latest 11 Jul 11 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :330	Latest by WYSPECIAL 11 Jul 11
HMRC have stopped my child care Just got my tax credits award and they have stopped my child care. No reason given. They asked to see the child care contracts and invoices which I sent them so ... 08 Jul 11, by James53 Latest 11 Jul 11 by James53	Replies:3 :449	Latest by James53 11 Jul 11
Child Maintenance I was never married to my ex partner aka John. Throughout my sons life John has failed to make regular financial contributions to his upbringing. He ... 08 Jul 11, by fedup2011 Latest 10 Jul 11 by Fiona	Replies:3 :406	Latest by Fiona 10 Jul 11
Child support calculations I've been on the CSA website and found the publication on child support which suggests that payments (under CSA) are calculated on a weekly basis (certainly in ... 05 Jul 11, by beta1 Latest 09 Jul 11 by WYSPECIAL 1 2 3	Replies:14 :1024	Latest by WYSPECIAL 09 Jul 11
child support Hi, my ex-wife and I settled on a clean break ....in court and the kids live with her... do I still need to pay maintenance/child support etc to her or can pay ... 08 Jul 11, by TBJB Latest 08 Jul 11 by justgoaway 1 2	Replies:10 :854	Latest by justgoaway 08 Jul 11
child maintenance Please Help. Court order drawn up Feb this year for spousal maintenance to be paid for the next 5 years, My ex husband has just stopped paying. My soli ... 04 Jul 11, by single mummy Latest 04 Jul 11 by WhiteRose	Replies:1 :280	Latest by WhiteRose 04 Jul 11

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