FAQ Child Maintenance

If this is voluntary child maintenance then you can discuss this with the other parent and advise them that as you cannot afford to pay the higher amount you will be reducing the maintenance you [...]

If the child is a minor (younger than 18) then you can bring the application for them on their behalf. You will need to complete the standard maintenance application provided at the court [...]

If the other parent is not employed and does not appear to be earning an income, you can bring an application against the child’s grandparents (the parents of that unemployed parent) to [...]

A common complaint is that the other person is not covering “their half”. The amount of child maintenance each person is liable to pay is not divided equally between them, but is calculated on a [...]

First look at what the average monthly expenditure is which is paid by you, and work out which of these monthly expenses are shared expenses (for the benefit of both you and your children eg. [...]

Certain expenses are trickier to calculate when they are not regular, such as an annual once-off expense like renewing a TV licence or a constantly changing expense with a wide range from cheap [...]