Child maintaince options.

Anyone had any dealings with these guys. I''ve got a meeting this coming Friday with a consultant coming out to the house. I''m covering all angles here as I currently pay the full mortgage but nothing else. Think I''d rather pay half the mortgage and CM . So if anyone has had dealings with them what was you experience with them?

Who are these guys? are you referring to the CSA?

I telephoned the CSA and they put me on to these people. I said I wanted to make sure everything is above board explained my situation so they gave put me through to these people.

www.cmoptions.org/

I had a persoanl advisor come out and see me when I applied for benefits she was helpful but her major concern was purely to advice about child support.

I do think it is a missed opportunity and she should help you wade through the realms of paperwork you have to get through from other benefit agencies.

She expalined the different ways you can apply for child support such as use the agency or have a court order and expalined it would not affect an benefits I received.

Even though your ex is paying mortgage at some stage its going to have to be recognised as child support or he will build up arrears...what the money is spent on is a different matter

Think you miss read my post. I''m the husband I''ve left the wife but I want to make sure that the wife can''t say I haven''t been paying anything towards the kids since i left. I''m not entitled to any benefits at all so want to make sure I''m doing the right thing for me without any come back from the wife.

Set up a standing Order make sure you state that the payments state they are for child support if you are paying anything to you ex in support set up another one saying spousal support just so its clear to the court you have paid x amount