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cms will send her paperwork asking to fill in bank details. then they pass it onto you. if she refuses, that means she doesn't want maintenance and you don't have to worry.
Your best to reach agreement with ex partner amicably. You don't have to pay child maintenance through csm until your ex partner actually puts a claim in. It isn't backdate but only from date of claim.
Thank you for your reply. Why would I be better off reaching an amicable agreement? She also could turn around at any point and say she want to go through maintenance. I think I would prefer to call cms myself and begin the process.
Is there any chance my ex would have logged a claim with cms at some point in the last 3 months and if a claim is made with either me or her it backdates to when she logged it? Thanks.
If you ring csm up yourself then you would start paying straight away. If your ex has your address then if she has contacted them you would of heard by now
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