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What does the law say about how to split the house, how to share pensions and other assets, and how much maintenance is payable.
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My court order is 2001, so prior to 2003. That means I cannot use the CSA.Do you just pay CM by consent order? Assuming there is no global figure that will kick in why not just use CSA instead before they stop taking new cases?
Every time I look at that clause in the order I ask myself why on earth I let the lawyers introduce ambiguity into a legal document.Oh dear.
We do get this kind of thing on wiki, and it illustrates the vital need for precision
It makes logical sense that the "child" maintenance be paid to the adult child, however, I imagine both sides could be argued effectively.Should maintenance orders in favour of an adult specify that maintenance should be paid to the mother ?
Good points. I plan to write saying that the order has run its course, but if/when my son goes to uni, I am happy to consider funding him directly depending on my financial circumstances at the time. I see no reason why I should pay anything directly into my ex''s joint bank account with her husband for my adult child.You have at least a decent argument that, if the child has left full time education, the order has lapsed and cannot be revived.
Secondly, if you have lost your job, surely you couldn''t pay the order anyway ? An order for maintenance is always variable on the grounds of changed circumstances. If you are making an application for variation, why not go one step further and ask that any maintenance in future is paid to the child ?
But it really boils down to this ; what do you, as a parent, want to do ?
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