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child support Hi there, I have been divorced for some time and have a court ordered child maintenance agreement for 4 children. I also have a seperate order for chi ... 01 Jul 11, by spooky Latest 04 Jul 11 by divorcementor	Replies:2 :359	Latest by divorcementor 04 Jul 11
Maintenance court order - variation? Hi Been divorced 18 months. Ex pays maintenance for the kids of £100 per week in total. This was done by a court order, not the CSA, because he does not wo ... 24 Jun 11, by desperatehousewife Latest 03 Jul 11 by drsox 1 2	Replies:11 :785	Latest by drsox 03 Jul 11
Child Maintenance Lump Sum Hi - can anybody tell me if I am able to claim a lump sum from my ex for provision for my teenage children in a court application to vary a child maintenance or ... 30 Jun 11, by estella Latest 01 Jul 11 by estella	Replies:5 :450	Latest by estella 01 Jul 11
CSA variation - anyone know? Hello, new here! My ex-husband has applied for a variation. I know this as he threatened me he would! Prior to our divorce, I moved back to my home tow ... 27 Jun 11, by babybear1 Latest 27 Jun 11 by babybear1	Replies:3 :562	Latest by babybear1 27 Jun 11
csa and brief employment so after months of nothing....my ex worked for 3 weeks, apparently without signing off...csa only bothered that they had him as working but not off benefits...n ... 23 Jun 11, by sazaboo Latest 26 Jun 11 by sazaboo	Replies:2 :334	Latest by sazaboo 26 Jun 11
Extra time with kids Firstly i am in no way complaining of extra time with my two girls (8 and 6), there is just a small matter of having a very limited income. I reckon my ... 20 Jun 11, by chris75 Latest 22 Jun 11 by chris75	Replies:5 :314	Latest by chris75 22 Jun 11
A bit confused, question Hi I am new here. Basically, my partner has 2 children from a previous relationship. He is paying support, and sees them on a regular basis. However, t ... 22 Jun 11, by step88 Latest 22 Jun 11 by mumtoboys 1 2	Replies:8 :667	Latest by mumtoboys 22 Jun 11
is there a general rule? Hey Every1 I am the RP for my children. Ex has 1 overnight stay each week dependent on work - some weeks this may be none. Previous contact included 2 ... 19 Jun 11, by stressedmum11 Latest 22 Jun 11 by survive 1 2	Replies:13 :728	Latest by survive 22 Jun 11
He was doing so well up to now. David Cameron launched a sexist assault on men who don't support their children, note men, not NRP's or absent fathers AND mothers. 19 Jun 11, by James53 Latest 20 Jun 11 by Forseti 1 2 3 ... 5	Replies:30 :1526	Latest by Forseti 20 Jun 11
How farcical is this The ex has just been told that she doesn't have to pay anything for her kids as her net weekly income is less than £5. How does she feed, clothe herself, p ... 17 Jun 11, by James53 Latest 18 Jun 11 by WYSPECIAL 1 2	Replies:11 :685	Latest by WYSPECIAL 18 Jun 11
Maintenance while at University Hi - wondered if someone out there could help with pour query. My husband is happy to support his child through university but for the next year his son is on ... 16 Jun 11, by prenda74 Latest 16 Jun 11 by prenda74	Replies:2 :334	Latest by prenda74 16 Jun 11
XHTB wants a budget for children's expenses? Hi all, My Ex Husband to be has been utterly erratic at giving me any money for our 2 children's upkeep, since I left him 3 years ago. In a nu ... 16 Jun 11, by fuzzyboots67 Latest 16 Jun 11 by fuzzyboots67 1 2 3	Replies:15 :984	Latest by fuzzyboots67 16 Jun 11
consent order re maintenance at uni my husband has a consent order which states he pays maintenance until his daughter finishes full time education. She is now 19 and will be starting university ... 14 Jun 11, by ataloss2 Latest 15 Jun 11 by sillywoman 1 2 3	Replies:18 :1551	Latest by sillywoman 15 Jun 11
Redundancy and Child Maintenance Hi My partner has been offered voluntary redundancy. He has 26 years service and has been made a great offer (providing he can get a new job!!). When he lef ... 09 May 11, by LouLou101 Latest 14 Jun 11 by Fiona	Replies:4 :2656	Latest by Fiona 14 Jun 11
CSA bad experiences I've just set up a direct debit with CSA which I believe is my first mistake Has anyone else had any bad experiences with them that I should know about ... 14 Jun 11, by 8lakeley	Replies:0 :298
Petitions to government I've put this under child support, but really could be anywhere on this site. You only have to read through this website to see the difficulties the la ... 11 Jun 11, by great_dad12 Latest 13 Jun 11 by mumtoboys	Replies:5 :534	Latest by mumtoboys 13 Jun 11
CSA involved after 10 years of agreement Dear All My husband and his ex-wife divorced/separated for over 10 year. They have 2 sons aged 15 and 14. He left their family home in an affluent area for ... 11 May 11, by Cicvarek Latest 12 Jun 11 by 8lakeley 1 2	Replies:8 :854	Latest by 8lakeley 12 Jun 11
Child Maintenance - Should I include my bonus Should I include my bonus in the calculation of the child maintenance? Also if your ex is making as much as you and receive the weekly child benefits for both o ... 05 Jun 11, by Jeff567 Latest 12 Jun 11 by 8lakeley	Replies:5 :741	Latest by 8lakeley 12 Jun 11
CSA Payments on Capital Can somebody tell me how this works. I understand assets have to exceed £60000. My stupid ex thought that when she divorced me that she would just hide all ... 10 Jun 11, by James53 Latest 11 Jun 11 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:3 :343	Latest by WYSPECIAL 11 Jun 11
change to regularity of payment I currently receive maintenance weekly off my ex, he has just informed me that as of July he will pay me monthly. Can he do this? As I am on benefit all of my b ... 07 Jun 11, by msmouse Latest 09 Jun 11 by msmouse 1 2 3	Replies:20 :975	Latest by msmouse 09 Jun 11
Child Support Hi, I am looking for some advice. I have been seperated from my childrens Dad for 5 years. We were never married and our children are 8 and 6. He has always hat ... 01 Jun 11, by Clare1978 Latest 02 Jun 11 by mumtoboys	Replies:2 :307	Latest by mumtoboys 02 Jun 11
Child maintenance claim from stbx?? Scenario... Mum working pretty much full time to make ends meet, now living with grandparent and one child and in receipt of family/child allowance for ... 01 Jun 11, by MAB Latest 01 Jun 11 by MAB 1 2	Replies:8 :728	Latest by MAB 01 Jun 11
child maintenance Well there are no surprises in my life. Just had court, stbx was taking me to court for shared residence (which I said all along was for monetary reasons) I hav ... 27 May 11, by survive Latest 31 May 11 by Lostboy67 1 2 3 4	Replies:25 :1275	Latest by Lostboy67 31 May 11
Maintenance Insurance and Court Hi, Can anyone advise me please? My ex is about to move to another part of the country and will at some point change jobs. He isn't going to t ... 30 May 11, by Ochre Brittlegill Latest 31 May 11 by Ochre Brittlegill	Replies:6 :333	Latest by Ochre Brittlegill 31 May 11
Opening a bank account for the mother Hi The mother of our child lives in e states and doesn't want to give me her bank account details so I can pay maintenance. She says I should set up an acco ... 29 May 11, by The tree Latest 30 May 11 by The tree	Replies:2 :342	Latest by The tree 30 May 11
Just curious A divorcred couple with 2 children and a shared residence order, mum with the children slightly more. Both parties have had to provide a home for the ... 29 May 11, by stepper Latest 29 May 11 by survive 1 2	Replies:9 :636	Latest by survive 29 May 11
Tribunal re:csa Hi all, Been a while as thought all was settled and running smoothly, how stupid was I to think that. Right I get SM which covers all mine and my childs liv ... 09 Feb 11, by sunshine babe Latest 26 May 11 by sunshine babe	Replies:4 :310	Latest by sunshine babe 26 May 11
dodging child support My x has decided to set up his own Ltd company.. He's paid mostly with dividends.. he's done this to reduce child support but surely he cant get away with it??? ... 25 May 11, by petal30 Latest 25 May 11 by petal30	Replies:2 :465	Latest by petal30 25 May 11
unilateral reduction of maintenance Advice needed please: Child's father (we cohabited, not married)has been paying maintenance for daughter for 7 years on a verbal agreement made day before H ... 19 May 11, by WifeOfBalham Latest 19 May 11 by WifeOfBalham	Replies:4 :382	Latest by WifeOfBalham 19 May 11
Got to laugh !!! I came in from work last friday and i had a nice brown envelope waiting for me from my old mates at the incompetant c.s.a Now my case was meant to be c ... 16 May 11, by cavalino Latest 18 May 11 by sillywoman	Replies:4 :314	Latest by sillywoman 18 May 11
What to do with my ex now the CSA are on to her Isn't it wonderful. Now that my scheming ex is in deep do do with CSA she comes to me for help. She wants to talk to me I assume about the fact my life styl ... 12 May 11, by James53 Latest 12 May 11 by Lostboy67	Replies:1 :334	Latest by Lostboy67 12 May 11
Scope of Child Support Payments Hi, I've set up an agreed child maintenance order with my ex whereby I'm paying her £600 a month, as required by the CSA. I have one son, aged 12. My ex works, ... 12 May 11, by futurebright Latest 12 May 11 by TBagpuss	Replies:2 :480	Latest by TBagpuss 12 May 11
CSA in 50/50 Share Residence Order Hi, If you have 50/50 shared residence of a child, who effectively has residence? If the Judge says one parent has residence then that parent ... 09 May 11, by Didds Latest 11 May 11 by Lostboy67 1 2	Replies:7 :965	Latest by Lostboy67 11 May 11
Payments over and above the csa I have always paid my child maintenance which was originally £250 a month, decided originally between the mother and myself as we only have one child who is no ... 05 May 11, by uksponger Latest 10 May 11 by uksponger 1 2 3	Replies:18 :1217	Latest by uksponger 10 May 11
Divorced in Scotland, now in England My wife and her ex separated (7 years ago) and divorced (4 years ago) in Scotland. They entered into a Minute of Agreement regarding contact and maintenance of ... 09 May 11, by Teuchter Latest 09 May 11 by Teuchter	Replies:2 :283	Latest by Teuchter 09 May 11
not paying child support and divorce outcome my boyfriends wife left him two years ago and doesn't pay child support. her reason is that he has a girlfriend ie me, who he can share bills with, which by the ... 09 May 11, by misspink Latest 09 May 11 by Fiona	Replies:2 :331	Latest by Fiona 09 May 11
CSA and Property Transfer Hi First of all please don't get the wrong idea that I am seeking advice to avoid child support payments. Nothing could be further from the truth. For t ... 08 May 11, by daveysue Latest 09 May 11 by Fiona	Replies:3 :407	Latest by Fiona 09 May 11
Emotional and practical support. I was reading another forum last night and came across an organisation that I hadn't seen mentioned before. They are a support group for children with special e ... 06 May 11, by CM* Latest 09 May 11 by Tets	Replies:1 :444	Latest by Tets 09 May 11
CSA & Consent Order Hi All Wonder if you could clarify something for me - I spoke to the CSA re maint payments from STBX = details :(2 kids @ 2ndry sch) & have a priva ... 29 Apr 11, by fairylandtime Latest 30 Apr 11 by fairylandtime	Replies:4 :400	Latest by fairylandtime 30 Apr 11
child maintenance...how long? Can anyone clarify how long child maintenance has to be paid for? Is it until the child leaves Education? So if they go from school to sixth form then to colleg ... 04 Apr 11, by perin123 Latest 28 Apr 11 by MrsMathsisfun 1 2 3 4	Replies:26 :1342	Latest by MrsMathsisfun 28 Apr 11

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