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This is called Collect and Pay.
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You must tell the Child Maintenance Service about any Direct Pay transactions you make or receive while you’re signed up to the Collect and Pay service.
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Collection fees
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You have to pay a fee each time you make or receive a regular child maintenance payment. The fee is:
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20% (which is added to the payment) for paying parents
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4% (which is taken off the payment) for receiving parents
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You cannot avoid collection fees by making payments in advance.
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You will not have to pay:
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any fees if you choose a private arrangement
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collection fees if you use Direct Pay
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When you’ll pay or receive the money
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If you’re the paying parent you’ll be sent a letter explaining how much you need to pay and when. This is called a payment plan.
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If you’re the receiving parent, you’ll be sent a letter telling you what payments will be made and when. This is called an expected payment plan.
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The first payment is usually made within 12 weeks of making payment arrangements.
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If a parent does not pay
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The Child Maintenance Service will take action if child maintenance is not paid.
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Enforcement charges
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Action taken by the Child Maintenance Service | Charge
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Liability order | £300
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Lump sum deduction order | £200
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Regular deduction order | £50
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Deduction from earnings request or order | £50
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What action is taken
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The Child Maintenance Service will take action immediately if the paying parent pays through them.
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If the paying parent used the Child Maintenance Service to calculate child maintenance but pays directly, the receiving parent needs to ask the service to take action.
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Disagreements about parentage
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When someone denies they’re the parent of a child, the Child Maintenance Service will:
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ask them for evidence proving they’re not the parent
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tell the other parent what’s happened and ask for evidence to prove parentage
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If there’s no evidence to prove they’re not the parent, the Child Maintenance Service can:
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ask both parents to take a DNA test
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ask the courts to make a decision
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Assumed parentage
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The Child Maintenance Service can assume parentage if the person named as the parent:
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was married to the child’s mother at any time between the conception and birth of the child (unless the child was adopted)
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is named on the child’s birth certificate (unless the child was adopted)
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has taken a DNA test that shows they’re the parent
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has legally adopted the child
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is named in a court order as the parent when the child was born to a surrogate mother
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If parentage is assumed, they’ll work out a child maintenance amount. The person named as the parent has to pay this until they can prove that they’re not the parent.
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Paying child maintenance during a disagreement
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When a child maintenance amount has already been worked out, the person named as the parent has to pay until they can provide evidence they’re not the parent.
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When the amount has not been worked out, the service managing the case will not work it out or ask for payment until the disagreement has been sorted out.
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If the person is found to be the parent, the amount of child maintenance they have to pay will be back-dated.
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Named person proves they’re not the parent
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When this happens, the Child Maintenance Service may:
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refund any payments made after the date they first denied they were the parent, or offset the amount against maintenance for another child
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refund the cost of any DNA tests arranged through the service
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They may also ask the other parent to pay back any child maintenance.
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Refunds depend on the circumstances of each case.
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Changes you need to report
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There are some changes you must tell the Child Maintenance Service about by law. You should report the change as soon as it happens.
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You can report changes to the Child Maintenance Service online or by phone.
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Either parent
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Tell the Child Maintenance Service if:
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a parent or a child has died
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one of the parents is adopting a child
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you want to close your case
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you want to change from using a payment collection service to a Direct Pay service, or the other way around
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there’s a change to the number of nights a child regularly stays overnight with the paying parent
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Paying parent
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Tell the Child Maintenance Service if you:
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start or stop working for an employer
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start or stop being self-employed
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have lost your job or you’re temporarily receiving Statutory Sick Pay
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want to restart your payments
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have received notification of a court or tribunal date
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have received notification of a deduction order from a bank
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move house (give your new address within 7 days of moving)
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change your phone number (including mobile number)
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have an income change of 25% or more
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Your payments may be reduced for a period. You’ll get a payment schedule with the new amount.
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If you pay child maintenance through deductions in your earnings and you leave your job, you must tell the Child Maintenance Service:
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the date you left your last job
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the name and address of your new employer (if any)
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how much you expect to earn
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your new payroll number (if any)
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You should also report details about children who you or your partner have registered for Child Benefit, for example:
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any changes to the number of children living with you
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if any child living with you reaches the age of 20
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Receiving parent
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Tell the Child Maintenance Service if:
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there’s a change to the number of children living with you that you get child maintenance for
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there’s a change to the number of children that you or your partner have registered for Child Benefit
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a child you get child maintenance for leaves full-time education (up to and including A Level) or reaches the age of 20
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you or any of the children you get child maintenance for no longer live in the UK
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you find out that the paying parent is coming off benefits
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you’re moving house or know that the other parent is
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your phone number (including mobile number) changes
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the paying parent’s income has changed by 25% or more
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When you report a change
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You might need to provide:
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employers’ details or payslips
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benefits information
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a tax return or an explanation of what you think you’ll earn if you’re self-employed
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If you do not give the right information
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You could be taken to court and fined up to £1,000 if you:
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do not give the information you are asked for
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give information that you know is false
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This applies to any person or organisation who, by law, must give the Child Maintenance Service information, for example:
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