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Maintenance 3329 topics

Discuss child and spousal maintenance. How much child support are you entitled to? What determines whether you will receive/pay spousal maintenance?

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Is CM seen as income for SM calculations? Hi, I’ve read a lot of contradicting information on this subject so would appreciate some conclusive advice.. I’m currently calculating my ... 10 Mar 18, by Daviduk Latest 11 Mar 18 by Visselly	Replies:1 :617	Latest by Visselly 11 Mar 18
End of the 12 month rule in consent orders Hi Bit of background. OH is divorced, but his ex-wife did it all online and didn't sort the consent order they had agreed before applying for decree ab ... 05 Mar 18, by Starline99 Latest 06 Mar 18 by .Charles	Replies:1 :584	Latest by .Charles 06 Mar 18
SM & pension My husband has become a pensioner& can no longer afford SM. They made a verbal agreement that he would provide SM Until such time. She disputes this. 04 Mar 18, by Gauteng Latest 04 Mar 18 by Gauteng	Replies:4 :537	Latest by Gauteng 04 Mar 18
Final tough yards towards end of SM payments I’ve been divorced for 7 years and after extremely tense negotiations, my ex agreed for 7 years of SM (after asking for joint lives), coming to an end at the ... 03 Mar 18, by Donkey14	Replies:0 :418
Paying mortgage and CM payments. Hi, just thinking in advance here. If I have to leave the house, for my ex and child to live in till our boy is 18 because she gets an Occupation Order ... 01 Mar 18, by Andynumpty Latest 01 Mar 18 by Andynumpty	Replies:2 :573	Latest by Andynumpty 01 Mar 18
Periodical Payments - Charge on property The Judge at my recent Final Hearing on my ex husbands application for variation said that if he didn't pay I would need to apply for enforcement and a charging ... 26 Feb 18, by maisymoos Latest 01 Mar 18 by maisymoos 1 2	Replies:7 :1175	Latest by maisymoos 01 Mar 18
SM - what happens if my salary reduces? Bit of advice please? My salary has been reduced by 10% therefore I am assuming that my Spousal Maintenance payments should reflect this by a similar % ... 26 Feb 18, by CheshireBloke Latest 27 Feb 18 by LittleMrMike	Replies:2 :463	Latest by LittleMrMike 27 Feb 18
New job prior to divorce Hi all, I have the possibility to get a new job with increased pay. We have not arranged financial agreements yet. Would it be in my best interests to delay ... 24 Feb 18, by quantumgig Latest 25 Feb 18 by quantumgig	Replies:4 :539	Latest by quantumgig 25 Feb 18
Salary reduction after consent order agreed My partner divorced 18 months ago but since the consent order was agreed has received a 40% salary reduction and is unable to meet his monthly financial commitm ... 23 Feb 18, by Goodfriend Latest 24 Feb 18 by Goodfriend	Replies:3 :407	Latest by Goodfriend 24 Feb 18
Considering Applying for Variation order Hi. this is part story, part laying out my thoughts, and part asking advice. Questions: *Does the new incomes my ex now ... 16 Feb 18, by DivorceAgain Latest 16 Feb 18 by divorced at last	Replies:2 :445	Latest by divorced at last 16 Feb 18
Need to vary the consent order. Deep in debt Hi All, I'm divorced, the financial consent order was agreed out of court about 18 months ago. However, I took on all of the marital debt so my child could ... 14 Feb 18, by djhomeless Latest 15 Feb 18 by LittleMrMike	Replies:3 :506	Latest by LittleMrMike 15 Feb 18
New baby with new partner - child maintenance Hi all, I will become a dad again later on in the year and have a court order to pay child maintenance to the ex. Can I reduce that amount once the new child is ... 05 Feb 18, by MattSmy Latest 06 Feb 18 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:3 :649	Latest by WYSPECIAL 06 Feb 18
Spousal Maintenance Hello All I would like to apply for spousal maintenance following my divorce. How are bonuses viewed by the court ? My ex is not able ... 05 Feb 18, by AntCoe Latest 05 Feb 18 by LittleMrMike	Replies:5 :733	Latest by LittleMrMike 05 Feb 18
Spousal maintenance At the time of our divorce and for nearly two years afterwards, I was out of work. At the time I had a mortgage protection on the house which kept it going. ... 05 Feb 18, by Augustine Latest 05 Feb 18 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :648	Latest by WYSPECIAL 05 Feb 18
Ex not paying CPI on maintenance payments I had to go through a final hearing with my ex 3 years ago. I am in my mid fifties with a much lower income than him and no pension. I have since been supportin ... 01 Feb 18, by stemginger Latest 03 Feb 18 by stemginger	Replies:4 :714	Latest by stemginger 03 Feb 18
Variation to covert SM to Clean Break Need some advice from the experienced members on here. I'm 57, ex wife is 63 years old. Both kids from marriage had already completed university, so no provisio ... 27 Jan 18, by rk20 Latest 02 Feb 18 by LittleMrMike 1 2	Replies:8 :1383	Latest by LittleMrMike 02 Feb 18
Ex's supporting his new partner Hello, I have an impending court date to settle our financial orders. My ex is currently supporting his new partner. He pays her car payment, ... 11 Jan 18, by smartypants101 Latest 12 Jan 18 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:3 :541	Latest by WYSPECIAL 12 Jan 18
Spousal maintenance and consent order Hi all. Me and my STBX have done everything very amicably and we have agreed to split the FHM 50:50, he keeps his pension (which looks lower than mine but its ... 05 Jan 18, by Stbd247 Latest 05 Jan 18 by Stbd247	Replies:2 :540	Latest by Stbd247 05 Jan 18
Consent order and further expenses Hello, after a 5-year long separation process I finally divorced in March 2017. We have a consent order in a place where I contribute £500 a month tow ... 02 Jan 18, by jkennedytoole Latest 03 Jan 18 by hadenoughnow	Replies:3 :407	Latest by hadenoughnow 03 Jan 18
Ex-Now Cohabiting, How To End SM? I have to pay SM until my ex co-habits or re-marries. As her partner has now moved in I'd like to bring SM to an end. Other than sending her a letter and in ... 21 Dec 17, by Keijen Latest 23 Dec 17 by Keijen	Replies:2 :475	Latest by Keijen 23 Dec 17
Form E - future expenditure Hi, I would be grateful for any help on this. My partner has to complete Form E following his ex wife's claim for spousal maintenance. 18 Dec 17, by robins86 Latest 18 Dec 17 by rachelmiller	Replies:1 :563	Latest by rachelmiller 18 Dec 17
Can someone look at this please. Consent order Went back to court for variation on SM. Going back to court was a nightmare, he lied non stop. The next app isn’t till March but I can’t cope with it anymor ... 15 Dec 17, by Munchkin45 Latest 15 Dec 17 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :511	Latest by LittleMrMike 15 Dec 17
CMS getting nowhere :-( Hi, Just wondering if there is ANY other successful way to claim child maintenance. I have set up my case with CMS in April, my ex has over 6k ... 26 Oct 17, by Minni Latest 12 Dec 17 by Minni	Replies:3 :577	Latest by Minni 12 Dec 17
Variation Claim - Bundle preparation Although not the applicant I offered at the FDR to prepare the bundles for the Final Hearing which is in February 2018. Bank statements etc previously ... 11 Dec 17, by maisymoos Latest 12 Dec 17 by Joshua Russell	Replies:2 :490	Latest by Joshua Russell 12 Dec 17
Applying for variation prohibitively expensive I have been trying to negotiate a variation of the amount of maintenance paid to my ex-spouse. We separated over 7 years ago, and the divorce was finalised arou ... 05 Dec 17, by vulpus Latest 06 Dec 17 by LittleMrMike	Replies:3 :562	Latest by LittleMrMike 06 Dec 17
spousal maintenace my husband left 18 months ago has contributed very little towards our joint mortgage since he left and how now stopped paying altogether i have now had a le ... 27 Nov 17, by Nickyb46 Latest 27 Nov 17 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :432	Latest by LittleMrMike 27 Nov 17
ex partner redundancy and maintenance Hello, My ex and father of my 2 children has just informed me he has been made redundant and that my payments will be going down. I just wondered here I st ... 13 Nov 17, by swadders Latest 22 Nov 17 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :411	Latest by LittleMrMike 22 Nov 17
CMS, lies to HMRC Have been divorced 10 years. Currently in court for sm, so this has given me access to his accounts, well some of. I know that CMS uses the in ... 26 Sep 17, by Munchkin45 Latest 13 Nov 17 by polar	Replies:4 :561	Latest by polar 13 Nov 17
Final Hearing Are offers made between FDR and Final Hearing made known to the judge if they are without predudice? ... 01 Nov 17, by maisymoos Latest 02 Nov 17 by maisymoos	Replies:3 :500	Latest by maisymoos 02 Nov 17
Can my ex go back to court again for maintenance? 4 years ago my ex and signed up to a consent order. In summary dividing assets 50:50, and me agreeing to pay CM and SM. Prior to this we at a child car ... 30 Oct 17, by MrBrown Latest 31 Oct 17 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :616	Latest by LittleMrMike 31 Oct 17
Enforcement Hearing In April I was awarded MPS of £350 pm non has ever been paid. In August I was awarded costs in a wasted costs order which hasn’t been paid. I applied for an ... 24 Oct 17, by Chrisb1579	Replies:0 :394
Maintenance Hi, I'm not sure if this is the correct place to ask this. I am looking to start divorce proceedings soon. We have been separated for 7 years and until the ... 20 Oct 17, by clairehaines Latest 21 Oct 17 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:3 :921	Latest by WYSPECIAL 21 Oct 17
Considering applying for variation maintenance Hi - I'm seriously considering an application to vary an existing settlement. I'd appreciate a view as to the likelihood of success before I go and take some f ... 16 Oct 17, by tdiv3389	Replies:0 :400
SM variation. What if I lose? My ex lied and cheated in the divorce. He stopped paying mortgage, so me and 2 children were made homeless. I received no finances. £1 nominal SM. I’ve g ... 11 Oct 17, by Munchkin45 Latest 11 Oct 17 by Munchkin45	Replies:2 :445	Latest by Munchkin45 11 Oct 17
Moving out of property Good Morning I just wondered if my partner left the property(in my sole name property short marriage, no kids) and still left some possessions here. If ... 03 Oct 17, by circus Latest 04 Oct 17 by falls81	Replies:1 :506	Latest by falls81 04 Oct 17
Non-Payment of MPS My solicitor is applying for hearing for Non-Payment of MPS awarded in April Non-Payment of costs awarded for failure to turn up at the FDR Fai ... 15 Sep 17, by Chrisb1579	Replies:0 :659
Length of agreement and maintenance Hi, Any advice greatly appreciated. I no longer have a solicitor due to lack of funds so now dealing directly with stbx. My stbx has proposed ... 13 Sep 17, by LittleMermaid Latest 15 Sep 17 by LittleMermaid	Replies:2 :434	Latest by LittleMermaid 15 Sep 17
Spousal maintenance How hard is it to get spousal maintenance ... 14 Sep 17, by Wanda1 Latest 14 Sep 17 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :583	Latest by LittleMrMike 14 Sep 17
Separated, ex pregnant with someone else Hi there, Long story short we amicably separated in July 16 and were waiting until July 2018 to divorce using 2yr separation. Just had an email she wan ... 30 Aug 17, by Fuzz29 Latest 31 Aug 17 by Fuzz29	Replies:4 :514	Latest by Fuzz29 31 Aug 17
Non payment of spousal maintenace. Mine is a never ending saga unfortunately. Divorced 10 years ago but we have been back to court so many times. I agreed to a smaller finance package an ... 26 Jul 17, by Mimidiana Latest 26 Jul 17 by spinit	Replies:1 :544	Latest by spinit 26 Jul 17

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