When I opened my inbox recently, I read an email that genuinely made me feel sad. A woman told me sheโd been living separately from her husband for 4 years and 7 months. She filed for divorce back in February 2022 โ just two months before the law changed โ but because...
Itโs not unusual for couples to ask me whether putting assets into a trust will protect them if the marriage ends. Often itโs the family home โ sometimes placed in a trust to safeguard it from being sold to pay care fees later in life. But the real question is: are...
Can I get help with divorce fees? One of the biggest financial challenges facing a lot of people getting a divorce is the court fee of ยฃ612, with a further ยฃ60 for a Financial order (either a clean break or consent order). Although there is only one court fee for each...
With the change to No-Fault Divorce Law in 2022, people donโt need to give a reason for wanting a divorce other than it has irretrievably broken down. With it now much easier to obtain a divorce, many people wonder what the main reasons are for couples to end their...
Since the introduction of the No-Fault Divorce Law on April 6th 2022, couples can file a joint divorce application. This means neither party needs to provide a reason beyond the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage when completing the no-fault divorce application....
You can apply for a special expenses variation for the following:
Travel costs to maintain regular contact with your child (if more than ยฃ10 a week)
Costs connected with supporting a child with a disability or a long-term illness
Repaying debts from your former relationship, e.g. a loan for a car the receiving parent has kept
Boarding school fees for children who qualify for child maintenance
Paying the mortgage for the property where the receiving parent and child live
Book a Consultation
[gravityform id="5" title="false" ajax="true"]
Basic Rate The Basic rate applies the amount of child maintenance you will pay each week is based on the following percentages:
12% for one child
16% for two children
19% for three or more children
Basic Plus Rate If your gross weekly income is more than ยฃ800, the Basic Plus rate of child maintenance is applied as well as the Basic rate. In addition to the percentage rates applied to the first ยฃ800 above, the following percentages are calculated on any balance over ยฃ800:
9% for one child
12% for two children
15% for three or more children
The basic plus rate is capped at ยฃ3000 per week.
Reduced Rate For the reduced rate you would pay a fixed rate of ยฃ7 a week for the ๏ฌrst ยฃ100 and the following percentage will be applied to the balance:
17% for one child
25% for two children
31% for three or more children
Flat Rate and Nil Rate If your weekly gross income is less than ยฃ100 or you or your partner receive certain benefits, you would pay a flat rate of ยฃ7 a week in child maintenance.
If you are under 16, a student aged 19 or less, in prison or in a care home, you would not have to pay any child maintenance.
The more nights that your children stay overnight with you, the more the calculator will reduce the weekly amount of child maintenance:
52 to 103 nights = 1/7 (14% reduction)
104 to 155 nights = 2/7 reduction
156 to 174 nights = 3/7 reduction
More than 175 = 50% reduction plus an extra ยฃ7 a week for each child
If you have other children, the calculator will reduce your weekly gross income by the following percentage:
