[Solved] 2 non resident parents

That's interesting as I have never heard of anyone getting double Child support, Best bet is to contact the agency and ask directly ,

obviously it would be best if you both had a private arrangement to support your child I am guessing it is the maternal grandmother

do you have regular contact as well as the mother ? I am assuming you are separated

Sorry have not been of much help we do have a board that is for Child Support questions you might find your answer there you can do a search

Only one person can claim and it's usually the one that also claims the child benefit for the child

...I think nathanwind is querying why, when the child lives with the grandmother, he is the only parent that has been asked to pay maintenance. As the mother is also a non resident parent then she should bear an equal share of the maintenance costs.

This is not something I have come across before but I think it's a valid point....perhaps we can ask CMO if they can give an answer to this.

Would be good to get advice from the CMO, but I'm guessing it's up to the grandmother who she claims against, and who she doesn't - after all there would be nothing to stop her claiming against the mother for appearances sake, and then giving it straight back to her.

Hi nathanwind

Thank you for your post. I am William the Child Maintenance Options consultant.

All parents have a responsibility to provide regular and reliable financial support for their children, however, the Child Support Agency (CSA) is just one way to do this. Although it sounds as though your daughter’s grandmother has not applied to the CSA to receive child maintenance from the other parent, she could still be receiving contributions via a family-based arrangement, the Child Maintenance Service or a court order.

A family-based arrangement is an agreement reached privately between the parent paying child maintenance and the person receiving it. It is a flexible arrangement as it does not only have to be about money. If the parent paying and the person receiving child maintenance agree, it can include other kinds of support, such as providing clothes, shoes or other things that may be needed. Although family-based arrangements are not a legally binding way of arranging maintenance, a lot of families feel that they works better and lasts longer than other types of arrangements.

The CSA no longer accept applications for child maintenance. They have been replaced by the new Government statutory maintenance service, called the Child Maintenance Service.

Child maintenance arranged through the courts is known as a Consent Order in England and Wales or a Minute of Agreement in Scotland.

As I mentioned the CSA is just one way to arrange child maintenance. For more information on the choices you have, please visit our website at www.cmoptions.org. Alternatively, you can call us free on 0800 988 0988 between 8am and 8pm Monday to Friday or 9am and 4pm on a Saturday.

Regards

William

Yes that is the case. The maternal grandmother has only applied through csa (long time ago) for financial support from me. I have details that she has an arrangement set up for support from my ex partner although I dont know what this is. I'm happy paying the full amount and I have no deductions based on what she has setup with my ex partner however, I thought it was a different situation and thought that we should both make equal contributions.