Child Support and Maintenance

Child maintenance is the money paid by the non resident parent to the parent with care to help pay for their children's everyday living costs. Child support can be a private arrangement, an agreement via mediation, in consultation with your legal representatives or via a calculation through the Child Support Agency (CSA). However, these calculations were changed with effect from 3rd March 2003 and have been replaced with a new scheme.

Maintenance is payable to your spouse throughout your joint lives and until your spouse remarries or there is a Court Order terminating that right. Maintenance payments are known as ‘maintenance pending suit’ up to the date of Decree Nisi and thereafter as periodical payments.

Maintenance Orders can also be limited in time, so that they terminate on a certain date. Each case will depend upon your individual situation.

What do I do now?

Taylor&Emmet’s experienced matrimonial team can provide you with expert advice and a sympathetic ear on a range of issues.

Our priority is to resolve disputes as fairly and amicably as possible without lengthy legal battles, but if it is necessary to go to court, your case will be dealt with skilfully, sensitively and efficiently. We are also able to handle urgent cases and matters involving international law.

All of our family lawyers are specialists in their chosen field and as members of Resolution, they are committed to helping couples achieve a fair settlement by negotiation and meetings (collaboration) where possible.

Call one of our family lawyers or fill in the appointment request form.

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