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Child Maintenance Order in relation to Inheritance I divorced my wife in 2005 after being continually physically and mentally abused by her, resulting in me leaving the marital home and my son. She immediately a ... 22 Feb 11, by daemonworld Latest 22 Feb 11 by happyagain	Replies:1 :585	Latest by happyagain 22 Feb 11
Little help needed with csa Hi everyone My new partner has arrears with csa same old story not from the point of view he didnt want to pay but what they asked for was unreasonable ... 20 Feb 11, by shropshirelass Latest 22 Feb 11 by shropshirelass	Replies:4 :315	Latest by shropshirelass 22 Feb 11
CS Overhaul - No CM calculation proposals ??? I noticed this 13 Feb 11, by kwall Latest 21 Feb 11 by WYSPECIAL 1 2 3 4	Replies:26 :1378	Latest by WYSPECIAL 21 Feb 11
Ex making contact difficult to increase CSA pay Hello All, Well, here I am again & the saga continues ...< ... 21 Feb 11, by LosingBattle Latest 21 Feb 11 by happyagain	Replies:3 :368	Latest by happyagain 21 Feb 11
Child financing help needed Hi, I am just about to start divorce porceedings on my wife for the 2nd time. Yes I should have learnt the first time around but didn't. Complicat ... 21 Feb 11, by 2ndtimedivorce Latest 21 Feb 11 by 2ndtimedivorce	Replies:2 :267	Latest by 2ndtimedivorce 21 Feb 11
manipulating the system -CSA at daily rate ? Hi this is just a short post to vent my anger at how the csa can be abused . I currently pay my ex the agreed CSA payment . I receive a shared care discount ... 15 Feb 11, by bosch67 Latest 21 Feb 11 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :297	Latest by WYSPECIAL 21 Feb 11
CSA OMG the csa are they on the side of the absent parent or what?? I had a private agreement with my stbx and he paid every month then in December 2010 de ... 16 Feb 11, by alideniz Latest 20 Feb 11 by MrsBrowny	Replies:3 :282	Latest by MrsBrowny 20 Feb 11
CSA Advice Please Dear All Spoke to STBX last night re missed CSA (£1k now) & if any especially Xmas CSA would be paid. Apparently the CS is only a gift for the ki ... 18 Feb 11, by fairylandtime Latest 20 Feb 11 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:3 :373	Latest by WYSPECIAL 20 Feb 11
Amend Consent Order I am new to this site, and have a question: I have a consent order dating back to 1995. It was written for me to pay until my daughter reaches 18, or 2 ... 20 Feb 11, by kdad Latest 20 Feb 11 by dukey	Replies:5 :324	Latest by dukey 20 Feb 11
Termination of CM Is it typical for a judge to award CM through university or does it normally stop at the end of secondary education? It seems my stbx is going to accept my off ... 17 Feb 11, by panda32 Latest 18 Feb 11 by panda32	Replies:5 :380	Latest by panda32 18 Feb 11
Paying money back to NRP I have now found out that my ex has left his job, and is no longer working BUT he hasn't told the CSA that he's left, and is still currently paying me money. Th ... 17 Feb 11, by AnnoyedMummy Latest 17 Feb 11 by sherbet12	Replies:4 :342	Latest by sherbet12 17 Feb 11
extra income and child maintenance My hubby has moved out to live with new partner leaving me and 11 year old son. He has worked out a maintenance payment and pays monthly. I have been on csa web ... 17 Feb 11, by perin123 Latest 17 Feb 11 by dukey 1 2	Replies:8 :730	Latest by dukey 17 Feb 11
OK The CSA Say My Partners Ex Has to Pay £0.00 pm OK I Have not been on this site for about a year, hope you are all well? I am now living with my new partner, her ex has said as I am now living with h ... 15 Feb 11, by SuperMario Latest 16 Feb 11 by SuperMario	Replies:4 :318	Latest by SuperMario 16 Feb 11
working out CM when i also care for step-son Hi, Hope you can help, I recently split from my wife and have been paying CM for our daughter via a private agreed arrangement. She also has a boy from a previo ... 15 Feb 11, by beadyeye Latest 15 Feb 11 by pixy 1 2	Replies:7 :830	Latest by pixy 15 Feb 11
My Childs Gran is threatening to take my child Hi There.. I am new on hereim from SA, needing some urgent advice on my situation: I moved out from living with my husband a week ago as i could not take living ... 15 Feb 11, by kayleigh Latest 15 Feb 11 by Mitchum	Replies:1 :302	Latest by Mitchum 15 Feb 11
CAFCASS and Adjournments Hello all! (The irony of posting on Wikivorce on Valentine's Day hasn't passed me by!) So, in our case, at last Directions hearing three month ... 14 Feb 11, by ConcernDad	Replies:0 :330
When does it all end??? My maintenance agreement states that I must support my children until the are 18 or finish full-time employment. My daughter (Born 8/11/88) reached 18 in 2006. ... 04 Feb 11, by SparkyMarky Latest 14 Feb 11 by SparkyMarky 1 2 3	Replies:15 :1248	Latest by SparkyMarky 14 Feb 11
CSA Variations Hi, Can someone help me please. I am already paying child manitencance for tw0 children 20% of net income - that's the law and that's fine. I then agre ... 19 Jan 11, by shrimper42 Latest 08 Feb 11 by sherbet12	Replies:5 :354	Latest by sherbet12 08 Feb 11
25% maintenance and blackmail can someone help,I am currently paying 25% of my salary as well as half the loan and half the mortgage. I am having the kids more than 52 nights a year and am t ... 08 Feb 11, by dannyg1971 Latest 08 Feb 11 by eyes on horizon	Replies:2 :487	Latest by eyes on horizon 08 Feb 11
17 year old leaving appreniticeship for college My child will be 17 in June, has been doing an apprenticeship since June last year, but wants to go to college in September, my ex no longer pays maintenance, w ... 06 Feb 11, by louise01 Latest 07 Feb 11 by louise01	Replies:2 :345	Latest by louise01 07 Feb 11
should I buy things for children to use whilst with me? Hi, I'm a divorced (nrp) father of two primary school aged girls. I pay their mother chid support based on CSA calculations. I should point out we don't use the ... 02 Feb 11, by Tooeasygoing Latest 04 Feb 11 by LouCheshire 1 2 3	Replies:17 :1271	Latest by LouCheshire 04 Feb 11
Late CSA payments My ex now has to pay me slightly more maintenance since he got a job, but actually getting the money from him seems to be a problem! He was supposed to pay ... 26 Jan 11, by AnnoyedMummy Latest 04 Feb 11 by mumtoboys	Replies:5 :425	Latest by mumtoboys 04 Feb 11
CSA assessment and new rules Hi, I left my house 2 years ago and paying 20% of my salary to CSA through my employer, in addition to the mortgage of the house where my children are ... 31 Jan 11, by dreams Latest 31 Jan 11 by eyes on horizon	Replies:2 :470	Latest by eyes on horizon 31 Jan 11
discharge of child maintenace order Hi, I have FINALLY got rid of my child maintenance order, that was on a county Court Consent Order. My ex is far from happy about this, in fact she wan ... 28 Jan 11, by candybar Latest 29 Jan 11 by poppy5	Replies:4 :632	Latest by poppy5 29 Jan 11
advice please i currently have my 2 sons (8 and 10 yrs old) from wednesday after school till the ex wife picks them up at 6pm saturday . I have suggested to her that ... 28 Jan 11, by pnefc123 Latest 28 Jan 11 by eyes on horizon	Replies:4 :378	Latest by eyes on horizon 28 Jan 11
RP paying the NRP to look after the kids Is it normal for the RP to pay the NRP to look after the kids. I needed to take a 2 week working holiday so planned to do this at Easter as the kids will be ... 27 Jan 11, by James53 Latest 28 Jan 11 by Lostboy67	Replies:4 :327	Latest by Lostboy67 28 Jan 11
Non payment of Child Maintenance Hi there, can anyone advise me. Over the past two years my ex partner has paid me only 50% of what we agreed in respect of child maintenance. Just recently I ... 26 Jan 11, by keira01 Latest 27 Jan 11 by TBagpuss	Replies:1 :457	Latest by TBagpuss 27 Jan 11
Definition of Beneficial Interest and Avoidance I'm subject to a variation order which is to be presented to a Tribunal. I am the Non Resident Parent. The Variation concerns a property in my name th ... 26 Jan 11, by Andyhll Latest 26 Jan 11 by Andyhll	Replies:2 :330	Latest by Andyhll 26 Jan 11
money, money, money I've decided that enough is enough and hubby and I are now in the early stages of separating and will divorce. There's no 3rd party, I'm just out of love with h ... 19 Jan 11, by glamazon Latest 25 Jan 11 by ditchedagain11	Replies:1 :311	Latest by ditchedagain11 25 Jan 11
child support My ex and i seperated 2003 untill 2009 we had a private agreement and he paid £125 monthly. He then quit his job and has not supported our daughter since.He li ... 24 Jan 11, by worriedmummy Latest 24 Jan 11 by worriedmummy	Replies:2 :300	Latest by worriedmummy 24 Jan 11
deducting disputed debt from mantenance my Ex and I are in dispute over phone contract debt. He has advised he is going to deduct it from my maintenance even thought I don't believe I'm liable. Can he ... 23 Jan 11, by gotmysmile Latest 23 Jan 11 by gotmysmile	Replies:2 :339	Latest by gotmysmile 23 Jan 11
Help with the definition of \"full time education\" I have the wording "attain the age of 17 years or cease full time education whichever shall be the later or further order" in a consent order d ... 20 Jan 11, by big bear Latest 21 Jan 11 by Issy	Replies:2 :526	Latest by Issy 21 Jan 11
advice needed - DIY divorce with child involved Hi I need some advise please!! My ex husband and I are starting divorce proceedings and it is amicable. thing is He is doing the divorce himse ... 21 Jan 11, by neverforget Latest 21 Jan 11 by neverforget	Replies:6 :561	Latest by neverforget 21 Jan 11
No maintenance Hi i dont know if anyone can answer my ques but here goes .... my ex h doesnt want to see our 2 boys and refuses to pay csa payments aswell ... the csa tried to ... 20 Jan 11, by vickster Latest 20 Jan 11 by soglad	Replies:5 :304	Latest by soglad 20 Jan 11
CSA - New proposed Gross calculation CSA have told me that there is a proposed change to child maintenance calculation but wont tell anything about it. It is rumored that the calculation w ... 13 Jan 11, by Lateinlife Latest 19 Jan 11 by cyberangel	Replies:3 :362	Latest by cyberangel 19 Jan 11
Variance to Consent Order for over 18 Has anyone had an experience of successfully applying for a variance to a court order, which states maintenance needs to be paid to ex-wife, for a child until t ... 18 Jan 11, by ceress	Replies:0 :308
Stepson Maintenance Hi, I am trying to come to an agreement with my ex regarding maintenance for my daughter and stepson. My stepson was 6mths old when I met my ex in 2004, ... 13 Jan 11, by Fergal321 Latest 18 Jan 11 by Fiona	Replies:2 :343	Latest by Fiona 18 Jan 11
Resident parent abroad, can I claim maintenance? Last year I applied to the court for a 'Leave to remove' my son to Kuwait where my new husband and I had gained employment. The court awarded in my favour, how ... 07 Feb 10, by flowerpower friday Latest 17 Jan 11 by Fiona 1 2 3	Replies:18 :1479	Latest by Fiona 17 Jan 11
Child Support Overhaul Proposed From the BBC news site:- Ministers are proposing an overhaul of the current system of child support, saying it too often "drives a wedge" bet ... 13 Jan 11, by rubytuesday Latest 17 Jan 11 by mumtoboys	Replies:5 :441	Latest by mumtoboys 17 Jan 11
French Law & CM Does anyone know if, in French Law an absent Father is compelled to continue to pay CM to his ex (French) wife for as long as his French children continue in Fu ... 15 Jan 11, by emma b Latest 16 Jan 11 by emma b	Replies:2 :335	Latest by emma b 16 Jan 11

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