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Child support and travel

DVIRW5N · 2017-04-08 09:24:43

Hi all. First post so apologies if I get the procedure wrong. I wanted to sense check something here with some of you. Not yet divorced but paying substantial enough child maintainence for my son who lives 3 hours drive away. I see him twice a month for the weekend because I can't afford to give what I am and pay for the…

08-04-2017 10:24AM

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DVIRW5N

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Hi all. First post so apologies if I get the procedure wrong. I wanted to sense check something here with some of you. Not yet divorced but paying substantial enough child maintainence for my son who lives 3 hours drive away. I see him twice a month for the weekend because I can't afford to give what I am and pay for the bill petrol bills to do the round trip twice in the weekend I have him. Should travel costs be a factor in how much I pay?

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#2 16-08-2017 04:50PM

Fatscally

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Your entire set of finances is a factor. If you have no money then you can't pay anything. Do you pay money by order of the court? If so then you apply to "vary the order".

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