There are lots of people out there deploying lots of fiddly tricks, but here’s the real basics of how to avoid paying child maintenance – because over 700 Google searches a month says you want to know.

The child maintenance public consultation response has been published. Find a summary of key points and a link to the public consultation response here.

July’s Theme: Child Maintenance   In July I want to feature the financial challenges of single parenting and the particular challenge of child maintenance. There are already several blog posts about child maintenance on this site which you can find here, but I want to take some time to focus […]

How to prepare for a child maintenance tribunal (Find Form SSCS2 here) When you’re getting ready for a child maintenance tribunal, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed and stressed. You may be wondering what the tribunal will be like, how formal it will be, and what you have to […]

Update: the response has been published – read it here. The government has published proposals in a public consultation regarding the enforcement of child maintenance and collection of arrears. The consultation was published on the 14th of December 2017 and closes at 11:45 pm on the 8th of February, 2018. […]