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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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Spousal maintenance and settlements Hi Apologies if this has been answered - I have had a look at previous posts but I'm still unsure. Me and my stbx split last year after 11 her ... 10 Feb 17, by smithy12345 Latest 10 Feb 17 by dukey	Replies:1 :570	Latest by dukey 10 Feb 17
Stopping periodical payments I divorced in 2006 with 2 children - one living with their mum and the other at boarding school under me then moving to her mum when I left the Army. O ... 18 Apr 13, by Carlton32 Latest 06 Feb 17 by jonathancj 1 2 3 4	Replies:25 :1631	Latest by jonathancj 06 Feb 17
Can I reduce Child Maintenance Figure? Hi all, My divorce was finalised in Jan 2015. In the divorce paperwork I was to have our 2 daughters overnight every other Saturday. (At the t ... 05 Feb 17, by PaulYork Latest 06 Feb 17 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:5 :388	Latest by WYSPECIAL 06 Feb 17
spousel maintainence This is the second time tbat I have found the need to come to the forum simply because I cannot afford legal advice. In short. Mat.home worth £450k no ... 04 Feb 17, by Dotti6157 Latest 05 Feb 17 by dukey	Replies:2 :335	Latest by dukey 05 Feb 17
Divorce and Consent Order I have bought the Divorce & Consent Order package. I am waiting for the court to agree the grounds for divorce so that the Consent Order can be agr ... 03 Feb 17, by Helswatts	Replies:0 :287
High earner, what is fair? Hello, maybe someone can offer some advice. Me and my stbx husband separated recently, he is 45 and I am 43. He is a very high earner £10,000 per month net and ... 01 Feb 17, by Lostintimeandspace	Replies:0 :394
1st post Has anybody got advice on what to do if ex refuses to pay maintence . Total breakdown in communication with her as she will not pay anything and money is her Go ... 30 Jan 17, by fedupdad Latest 31 Jan 17 by fedupdad	Replies:4 :447	Latest by fedupdad 31 Jan 17
Help! Without Prejudice Offer before FDR So its like this... Ex applied to vary SM. Second hearing in 3 weeks. Replies sent to questions and deficiencies sent. Totally didnt expect a Without Prejud ... 17 Jan 17, by Hepburn1 Latest 25 Jan 17 by Hepburn1	Replies:3 :451	Latest by Hepburn1 25 Jan 17
Maintenance/ REMO Hi Hope this is in the right place. I have applied to have my Consent Order enforced in Switzerland, and I am just waiting for the Swiss authorities to do t ... 15 Jan 17, by Mummyjill Latest 16 Jan 17 by Mummyjill	Replies:4 :349	Latest by Mummyjill 16 Jan 17
Concise Statement of Issues/Chronology HELP!! I was divorced in March 2015 and my court order is fully executed in March 2017. However, my ex wife is now seking to amend the order. I was ... 13 Jan 17, by Orion3 Latest 14 Jan 17 by Orion3	Replies:4 :574	Latest by Orion3 14 Jan 17
maintenance for the kids My children are 16 and 18. One in education and the other having a gap year, practicing for piano degree, next September. Having regular piano lessons which I ... 10 Jan 17, by Daffodil123 Latest 11 Jan 17 by Daffodil123	Replies:3 :359	Latest by Daffodil123 11 Jan 17
Has anyone ACTUALLY successfully claimed SM? My husband and I are just starting the separation route. OH works long hours, earned £120,000 last year, on target the same this year, just under £10 ... 11 Jan 17, by LR35 Latest 11 Jan 17 by LR35	Replies:3 :384	Latest by LR35 11 Jan 17
Maintenance Pending Suite Hi, Could any one give me any information on maintenance pending suite please. I have been living off savings (which was a pay-out of pension money) a ... 07 Jan 17, by wikiliki Latest 09 Jan 17 by jonathancj	Replies:5 :506	Latest by jonathancj 09 Jan 17
Significant Income Gap - kids over 18 Hello, I have been married for 22 years and thinking about a divorce. He makes $360,000 a year and I make $21,000 working part time. I only went back t ... 03 Jan 17, by sea320	Replies:0 :305
spousal and child maintenance I need some guidance as I am without legal advice, thanks in advance. I need to know if it usual if you come to a financial agreement between ... 21 Dec 16, by telpel Latest 22 Dec 16 by LittleMrMike	Replies:2 :398	Latest by LittleMrMike 22 Dec 16
Enforcing a Court Order Joining a long line of divorcees whose exes have lost interest in paying child or spousal maintenance. Mine mostly ignores requests altogether, occasionally ma ... 25 Nov 16, by elizadoolittle Latest 02 Dec 16 by crimsonlake 1 2	Replies:12 :971	Latest by crimsonlake 02 Dec 16
Nominal Order and and Order for sale of property Good afternoon - I have 2 specific questions which I hope someone can help me with. Firstly, to give some background - I am going through Financial Pro ... 01 Dec 16, by RonnieW Latest 02 Dec 16 by dukey	Replies:1 :367	Latest by dukey 02 Dec 16
Spousal maintenance Has anyone been successful in stopping Spousal Maintenance after paying it for many years?? The agreement is ongoing unless she cohabits, we've been pa ... 30 Nov 16, by Lisa36 Latest 01 Dec 16 by Lisa36	Replies:4 :490	Latest by Lisa36 01 Dec 16
Representing myself against a Variation Order Hi, Im new to this site and am hoping there is someone out there who might be able to give me some advise. Ive been to the First Appointment following my Ex app ... 30 Nov 16, by Hornet1	Replies:0 :325
Living in USA - paying maintenance in UK: tax? I''m due to start paying maintenance to my wife in the UK once we are divorced but wanted to understand whether she would be taxed on the payments in the UK. Th ... 20 Oct 12, by NYLondoner Latest 28 Nov 16 by ukcalifornian 1 2	Replies:7 :1061	Latest by ukcalifornian 28 Nov 16
Financial maintenance for divorcing couple Hi..can anyone help I am considering a seperation possibly a divorce..I have made up my mind to leave but as I will have no income apart from 50 percent of my h ... 10 Nov 16, by Prettygirl Latest 10 Nov 16 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :309	Latest by LittleMrMike 10 Nov 16
Threats of action by ex Hi - can anyone offer any advice on this - after a nasty 3 and a half year divorce , I've finally reached settlement and have an order in place . As part of the ... 02 Nov 16, by bobbyjo Latest 02 Nov 16 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :414	Latest by LittleMrMike 02 Nov 16
Spousal & Child Maintenance - Help Hi Please could someone give some guidance. My ex husband is/was a high earner. He has recently stated that he is no longer earning an income and is ... 12 Oct 16, by Lara321 Latest 12 Oct 16 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:3 :342	Latest by WYSPECIAL 12 Oct 16
Maintenance and tax credits help please..... Currently trying to come to a financial settlement with my ex. He has asked for my yearly earnings for the past two years( im self employed earning around £10, ... 06 Oct 16, by whattodonow Latest 08 Oct 16 by WYSPECIAL 1 2	Replies:11 :879	Latest by WYSPECIAL 08 Oct 16
Payments from settlement for kids kids are 11 and 12. she says she wants money from any settlement as "well your never going to work again". I said I would make payments as pe ... 02 Oct 16, by DannyDuck Latest 02 Oct 16 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:4 :353	Latest by WYSPECIAL 02 Oct 16
Varying Spousal maintenance I am 56 and my ex wife is 55. We were married for just over 25 years and have been divorced for 7. We have 2 adult children, ages 28 and 25. I pay spousa ... 26 Sep 16, by Js210 Latest 27 Sep 16 by Js210	Replies:2 :398	Latest by Js210 27 Sep 16
No maintenance again! Hi so ex is conveniently not working and having sold our home he is sitting on a tidy sum. In court the judge told him directly not to forget his responsibiliti ... 02 Sep 16, by Lymm Latest 24 Sep 16 by leedan	Replies:1 :502	Latest by leedan 24 Sep 16
Mediation agreed CM v CSA Morning all Briefly....child maintenance was agreed during mediation 4 years ago. A court order exists where my child remains resident permanently with me u ... 24 Sep 16, by Sausagebutty Latest 24 Sep 16 by Sausagebutty	Replies:2 :340	Latest by Sausagebutty 24 Sep 16
Downward variation Hello all So a year after the divorce ex leaves his job ( he has own company and takes work contracts) and wants to apply to sca to cut child maint. He then ... 20 Sep 16, by leedan	Replies:0 :301
Nominal Spousal Maintenance Order I'm trying to work out a financial agreement with my X husband. I've been advised that the agreement we have come to looks fair on the face of it doesn't take i ... 12 Sep 16, by heartbroken3	Replies:0 :439
consent order wording? need some advice on my consent order. My daughter now aged 18, is off to university. Might end up as several questions.. She will be living away from ho ... 29 Aug 16, by mart1968 Latest 30 Aug 16 by mart1968	Replies:3 :356	Latest by mart1968 30 Aug 16
lump sum Sorry, this doesnt really fit under "maintenance". I have googled a bit. Does anyone mind telling me please what is the Lump sum of Capital, suppose ... 24 Aug 16, by b11 Latest 24 Aug 16 by Bubblegum11	Replies:3 :407	Latest by Bubblegum11 24 Aug 16
Enforcement - Non payment of Spousal Maintenance I have a court hearing as my ex-husband has reduced my Global Maintenance by hundreds every month. This is less than 12 months after the consent order ... 16 Aug 16, by NiamhL Latest 17 Aug 16 by tinkerbell1606	Replies:1 :352	Latest by tinkerbell1606 17 Aug 16
Spousal maintenance Hello I'm new to to all of this! Please could someone advise is spousal maintenance based on just the length of marriage or do the courts take into con ... 09 Aug 16, by Afy49 Latest 09 Aug 16 by Luna Shadow	Replies:3 :365	Latest by Luna Shadow 09 Aug 16
Clean break Hello. Just going to start the divorce process. Have read that clean breaks are a good idea but confused re this and spousal maintenance. My current parter is ... 29 Jul 16, by happy080 Latest 30 Jul 16 by happy080	Replies:3 :444	Latest by happy080 30 Jul 16
Help ! Form E2 is pointless, can anyone advise? Hi I'm hoping you can give me some advice on the process and what to do. Has anyone experienced Form E2 ? I'm varying the Spousal Maintenance ... 18 Jul 16, by coulsonmark	Replies:0 :464
Calculating spousal maintenance - help please! Hi Looking for a steer on spousal maintenance. I am in the process of getting divorced after a 14 year marriage. We have two children ... 14 Jul 16, by xn665221 Latest 14 Jul 16 by hadenoughnow	Replies:5 :461	Latest by hadenoughnow 14 Jul 16
clean break and/ or maintenance I originaly decided that i would try for a clean break from my STBX,as i thought this would be for the best..quiet life..move on quicker etc. I was not goin ... 24 May 16, by narcissist...free Latest 14 Jul 16 by xn665221	Replies:2 :427	Latest by xn665221 14 Jul 16
Maintanace variation. Hi My name is ram, need some advice. I am paying spousal maintenance and due to changes in my circumstances after communicating with my ex wife mutually agreed ... 12 Jul 16, by july16 Latest 12 Jul 16 by Lostboy67	Replies:1 :322	Latest by Lostboy67 12 Jul 16
Downward variation - request to adjourn Hi all, I have recently lost my job and therefore I have submitted Form A to request a variation downwards of child maintenance. The hearing i ... 07 Jul 16, by nicmig1975 Latest 08 Jul 16 by nicmig1975	Replies:1 :321	Latest by nicmig1975 08 Jul 16

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