Child Maintenance Service
The government service for arranging child maintenance.
Online · Phone · England, Wales and Scotland
Child Maintenance Service (Northern Ireland)
Northern Ireland's own child maintenance service: 0800 232 1956.
Visit their websiteAbout Child Maintenance Service (Northern Ireland)
Northern Ireland has its own Child Maintenance Service. Direct Pay, where parents pay each other, has no fees. If the service collects and passes on payments, the paying parent pays 20% on top and the receiving parent loses 4%.
How they can help
- Calculate maintenance
- Direct Pay (no fees)
- Collect and Pay
Others in children and co-parenting
Cafcass
Represents children's interests in family court cases.
Online · England
Gingerbread
The charity for single parent families.
Online · England and Wales
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