Does a court order child arrangement affect CM payments?

[Fox14]

Long story but son was seeing his dad on a fortnightly basis (their relationship has been a strained one for many years!) contact drifted to about once a month and now son is not interested in seeing him (rarely replied to texts) he felt controlled by his dad, treated very differently to being at home (dad is definitely a narcissist!). Last overnight stay was Autumn last year. There is a child arrangement from 2016 in place. I haven’t heard from ex since last year. My question is please if anyone can help: I’ve contacted CMS today by email to let them know that there is a change in the number of nights (now 0). Will the court order/child arrangement affect this? Will they just contact the dad for him to confirm this? Son is 14 and not interested in seeing him. Thank

[Frankola]

Well maybe you should spend more time and effort on helping your son rebuild his relationship with his Dad than jumping to CMS and asking for more money now?

[millymoo1202]

Well that’s helpful! What about the Dad tried to build the relationship. It’s not a Mums job to facilitate a relationship, so yes I’d contact CMS

[BeforeIPutOnMyMakeup]

The Court order lasts until your son is 18.

As your son is 14 it is unlikely a judge would want to vary the order on your say so.

[northerngal1982]

I think if the dad agrees it the maintenance will change. If he disagrees then you will have to go back to court for a new order.

Definitely not the mums job to improve contact! The dad needs to improve the relationship.