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Hi,
I am posting this with reference to my husband and the maintenance he pays..
Brief history
We have been together for just over 3 years, My Husbands 1st marriage, 2 children they are 12 and 17 now, at the time of divorce roughly 7 years ago, it was agreed ( in court) my husband would pay maintenance for both the children@ £300 each, she had the house, etc... He has never missed a payment.
I am aware his ex wife receives various benefits, not sure what though..
After quite a few battles (sadly his children were turned against him in an incredibly destructive way....I find it embarrassing I am a woman sometimes) the children started seeing him, to the point his eldest now lives with us, which is great. He is still at school by the way.
My husband still pays maintenance for his daughter, who remains with her mother.
My questions are:
1/ Each parent has a child each, are there any grounds for making the maintenance null and void?
2/ My husbands financial circumstances have altered (due to this recession) he is not earning as he was when the payments were agreed, Is there any other way, other than going back to court, to address this issue...would the CSA be interested in listening? Is it actually anything to do with the CSA anyway? thought it might be as she is claiming certain benefits....not sure??!
3/ There is not any money for long drawn out court cases, which (bless her) it would be 🙂
So in short, is there any way this can be looked into/ addressed?
Many thanks in anticipation 🙂
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