Get Child Maintenance Right — Fair, Evidence-Based, and Enforceable

We help you understand CMS rules, challenge unfair assessments, and negotiate realistic private agreements that support your children and protect you.

Why Child Maintenance Goes Wrong

Even with clear legal rules, the system often breaks down due to:

  • CMS using outdated salary or benefit figures

  • Shared-care nights being ignored

  • Hidden or undeclared self-employed income

  • Arrears being claimed after blocked contact

  • “Voluntary” payments not being recognised

Money and contact are supposed to be separate in law — but in real life, they’re closely linked. We help you untangle both.

What We Help With

  • CMS Calculation Check
    We verify your gross income figure, rate band, and shared-care deductions

  • Variation Applications
    We help you challenge if income is outdated, diverted, or incomplete

  • Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) Support
    We draft your MR letter and attach the right evidence

  • Tribunal Preparation
    We create a focused, page-referenced bundle and submission for your hearing

  • Private Maintenance Agreements
    We draft written agreements that reflect contact patterns and reduce future disputes

  • Arrears & Enforcement Response
    We build a timeline and evidence pack if you're being unfairly chased for arrears

When This Service Is Useful

  • Your CMS figure seems way off — too high or too low

  • You have shared care, but it’s not reflected in the payments

  • Your ex has used CMS to punish you, not balance support

  • You're paying regularly, but still getting chased for arrears

  • You want to switch between CMS and a private agreement

Package Pricing

CMS Check
Quick sanity check
Includes 30-minute call, calculation review, and summary note
£75

CMS Variation & MR Pack
For incorrect assessments
Includes CMS Check + evidence list + draft variation or MR letter
£150

Tribunal Support Pack
For escalated cases
Includes everything above, plus a 150-page indexed bundle and hearing points sheet
£300

Rush jobs (within 72 hours): +£50. No VAT.

What Evidence You’ll Need (We Help Gather It)

  • Latest CMS letter or assessment breakdown

  • Payslips, P60s, or self-employed accounts

  • Calendar of shared care or overnight stays

  • Proof of special expenses (e.g. travel, contact centre fees)

  • Records of past payments or written agreements