Hello, I posted about a disagreement my husband was having with the CMS last year. The previous thread is here:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/3979350-Is-this-right-Child-maintenance-related
Basically, my husband has his son (age 9) around 65% of the time. He also pays for all school uniforms, lunches, holidays, and so on. Thus, he does more than his share of nights and care.
Despite this, his ex-wife started a CMS case against him. He was ordered to pay his ex around £200 a month.
He decided to appeal this decision as it seems unfair given that he is already doing more than his share of childcare and living costs.
Anyway, he has launched a formal complaint, which is ongoing.
Last week, he received another letter from the CMS saying that his payments have been changed to zero. The case his ex started is still open, but he now owes her £0 per month. He received no assessment or evaluation of why this change had been made.
He rang the CMS and asked why the amount has been amended. They said it was because his ex and him have equal shared care. He queried why that has only just changed now, given that they have always had shared care. They said they didn't know.
The complaint to the CMS is being dealt with by an external body and apparently had nothing to do with this recent change.
Does anyone know why the CMS would suddenly make this change?
Also, given that this change is based upon something they knew last year (and the ex wife agrees that they have shared care btw), is my husband entitled to his money back?
Any help would be much appreciated. :)