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Does a parent legally have to pay child maintenance?
9 November 2021
Does a parent legally have to pay child maintenance?
CMSAS Ltd is the Child Maintenance Support & Advisory Service. We are here to help advise, guide and support you fully throughout your journey to help ensure you receive the outcome you would like to achieve.
We will listen to all your queries and issues, and provide advice and guidance on how best to resolve them.
About
The founders have been through the process personally and separately, and completely understand how complex, frustrating and stressful it can be, whether you are not receiving the right amount, have been incorrectly assessed, are unable to get the CMS to acknowledge there is an issue or you are facing a court hearing.
We provide an in-depth consultation to fully understand your personal situation. The initial consultation is not timed, and we will take as long as you need to go through your case in detail.
There are many websites available online that you can use to check information. Please be mindful that each and every case is individual and different. What may have worked for the person online, your friend, your co-worker, does not mean it will automatically work for you.
We will help with any queries and advise on how best to resolve.
We will help with signposting if any of your issues fall outside of the services we offer.
How we can help
Request an initial consultation with one of our advisers, so we understand what help it is you need, the outcome you wish to achieve, and how we are able to assist.
Before the initial consultation, we will ask you to forward any paperwork or documentation you have for us to review in advance, and come to the phone (or in person) consultation prepared.
We charge £125 (£150 inc. VAT) for an initial consultation.
We charge £75 (£90 inc. VAT) for additional hours.
41,000 people did not pay Child Maintenance in 2020.
If you feel you’re not receiving the correct amount of maintenance, feel you have been incorrectly assessed, are unable to get the CMS to acknowledge there is an issue, or you are facing a court hearing, we are here to help guide, support and advise you throughout the entire journey.
Request a Consultation
We also offer fixed price consultations, please call us.
We charge £125 (£150 inc. VAT) for an initial consultation.
We will call you to get an outline of your case. We will ask you to send us documentation and correspondence, we will review, and then arrange either a phone or in person consultation as you prefer.
The initial consultation is not time-bound. We will take as long as you need to fully understand your personal situation and then provide advice, support and guidance on how best to take matters forward.
We charge £75 (£90 inc. VAT) for additional hours.
Once we have completed an initial consultation, you can purchase additional hours to progress your case as you feel you require further consultation, advice, support and guidance with us.
Any (complete) hours not used will be refunded.
Help & Advice
Does a parent legally have to pay child maintenance?
How is child maintenance calculated?
CMS Case and 2nd undeclared job
Brokered Agreement for a Shared Care Outcome
CMSAS Ltd is the Child Maintenance Support & Advisory Service and we are here to help guide and support you fully throughout your journey.
+44 20 4451 4400
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