Mediation can help parents try to agree a fair level of child maintenance. This is where an impartial third party will try to assist you and the other parent in reaching an agreement. At Osbornes we have a number of specially trained mediators who can assist. If mediation is unsuccessful, then you can ask the Child Maintenance Service to assist. CMS can work out an amount of child maintenance that is legally enforceable using the statutory formula. They can also support you by collecting the payments from the paying parent and passing them onto the parent with care, although there is a fee for this.