Children Re-locating

I am currently a father paying for two children through an attachment of earnings order that is now 10 years old.

My oldest daughter has now move in with me and my ex refuses to agree to change the payments. So I need to apply for a variation to an attachment of earnings order.

What is my first step?

If payments are through the CSA I would suggest:

1.

- sending them a registered letter informing them of the change of cirumstance

- applying for the child benefit to be put into your name.

2. If the CSA do not adjust your payments I would then write to my MP (who will then write to the CSA asking for a response).

3. If that failed, would then make a complaint to I.C.E (independent complaint examiner - sort of the ombudsman for the csa).

I am not going through the CSA. I have an attachment of earnings with the court, set up in 1999.

I have written to me ex, with a stamped addressed envelope and she refuses to fetch it from the post office. So no luck there.

I wrote to the court, and the judge said I need to apply to vary, but did not state what papers I need to file. Spoke to a solicitor and they wanted £1200 just to "check" the papers!!!

This is money I just don''t have. I know I need a form E, but is that all?

Any advice gratefully received Zonked.

Thanks

Am sorry but i dont have knowledge to give a confident answer. I do know there are some clever chaps on here and hopefully someone will be able to respond.

You can apply to court for a variation using Form A. However, there is now an expectation that in most cases applicants arrange a mediation Assessment and Information Meeting before the courts hear a case to see if mediation is appropriate and you also need to submit Form FM1.