[Solved] Child Maint issue

Hi There,
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It is a slow process my wife had similar issues with her ex, if they ignore letters and calls ect they have to continue to try and contact for X amount of time.
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Stick with it, worst case they will just collect from her wages if she ignores and refuses to pay you anything.
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GTTS

She'll pay dearly for her attitude - using collect and pay means that CMS charge you both for collecting the money - they add 20% onto what she pays, and they deduct 4% from what they pay you, and with arrears, they won't be too lenient in giving her much time to clear the arrears

Thanks for your replies seems to be never ending issues with my x. She will just say to CMS i cant afford to pay that an i bet you anything they will have to ask for all her outgoings ect to calculate the correct payment amount. More waiting around just seems a joke. Before getting full custody of the children i used to pay her through CMS on time ect an what i owed. As i did not want to face the fines and court action ect. But looking at it now my x has just got away with it ok yeah they have backdated it to September of last year. But of course she will say i cant afford to pay that much ect an i bet legally they will have to take into account her outgoings so after all that i bet i will be lucky to see a penny from her. Nice to see what she owes the children though as it stand she should be paying £341 direct pay but just gotta wait for CMS to sort out collect an pay which the lady stated 14 days so i dont know. CMS seem to come down hard on Dads that do not pay

Any Happy Saturday 🙂

It's tough I know, it seems there is no consistency in how they administer the rules! My daughter ihasnt received any CM for over a year now and no sign of any resolution, so there are women that are receiving a raw deal too.

I think you have to keep contacting them and pushing for them to take appropriate action. If she is working, they should act to take it directly from her employer, I would speak to them and ask for a time fame of action and when they will take it.

Good luck

Hello alex8154

Although I do not have any information to assist with the frustration you are experiencing with your Child Maintenance Service case, I would like to ensure you have the correct information with regards to the fees associated with their Collect and Pay Service.

The paying parent will have to pay 20% in addition to the weekly maintenance, however, it appears that there is a typo in actd’s post as you will have 4% taken away, not 7%. They also apply an enforcement charge, which the paying parent would have to pay, if they need to take enforcement action because payments are not made in full or on time.

For information on all the different ways to set up child maintenance and for a more personalised service, you can visit the Child Maintenance Options website at http://www.cmoptions.org.

The DWP have a sorting out separation website that you may find useful. It offers help and support to separating and separated families. The link is: https://www.sortingoutseparation.org.uk/.

Regards

William

Thank you guys for all your help and advice regarding this issue just hope they sort it out soon. But like i say she does not co-operate with CMS as she has had no intention in paying. I know she will just tell CMS she simply cant afford it then i am sure CMS would have to look into all her outgoings ect. This issue has been going on for over a year an seems to be no end in sight. Anyone know what sort of time frame collect and pay take to setup attachment of earnings?

Thanks for your help and advice

Thannks Willaim - I'll correct my post, not sure where my incorrect figure came from, and I wasn't aware of the enforcement chanrge, that's very useful information for the future - do you know the sort of charge they apply for this?

Hello actd

Although Child Maintenance Options are aware that there may be enforcement charges for parents who do not comply with payments arranged via the Child Maintenance Service, the exact amount would need to be confirmed with the Child Maintenance Service directly.

Regards

William

Cms get all there info through hmrc now so you'll get your payments. They can deduct from wages if they don't corporate. Hope this helps

Hi Guys,

Quick update regarding this i spoke to a advisor today regarding how much longer this will take but unfortunately as my x partner is not playing ball ect. After they have tried to make contact with her on many occasions. I have been given a time frame regarding waiting 14 days before collect an pay will take action once they do this process takes a couple of months so i have been told. The advisor told me on the phone my first payment should be in July! At which time the arrears will be even higher.

Might just see some money hmmmm we will see.

Many Thanks

You should get some eventually. Friend of mine recently found where her ex is (he'd been keeping it quiet, and CSA hadn't tracked him) and is now getting the arrears she is owed - about £4000 worth I think, and her son is 23, so the case is closed except for the arrears, and they didn't mess about with any excuses he came up with when he tried to wriggle out of paying.