ANNUAL MAINTENANCE REVIEW

[chicka]

So we divorced last year and the court consent order dated 1 July 2019 states that the rate of payments will be reviewed annually in accordance with the CMS guidelines.
However, we're 5 months on from the annual date and nothing has happened. Am I supposed to do something - contact the CMS?
On their website it says they write to use both 30 days before (so June 2020) but I've heard nothing.
Any advice most appreciated as my solicitor was a nightmare to deal with and she's left firms now so not sure where I'd stand trying to contact her.
TIA

The firm she left will pick up your file.

I have emailed the solicitors and they say they can't help - I'd have to contact her. However she's not responding.
I would imagine this would be a regular thing - our circumstances weren't unusual so others must have the same court order set up?

Oh that's not good. Sorry about that.

Normally it isn't that the amount has to change annually but that it can dependent on change in circumstance.

Do you think the maintenance amount needs to change? If yes and the maintenance payments were roughly CMS I would go down that route. If the maintenance agreed was significantly better then you may have to accept it and keep schtum..

@Otter71

Normally it isn't that the amount has to change annually but that it can dependent on change in circumstance. Do you think the maintenance amount needs to change? If yes and the maintenance payments were roughly CMS I would go down that route. If the maintenance agreed was significantly better then you may have to accept it and keep schtum..

Hi Thanks for posting. He's just bought a very expensive car and the children have mentioned he's wanting to buy a new house (he's rented since we split) and so he must be able to save for a deposit. I suspect he's on quite a bit more than he was when the original amount was calculated. How do I do this? Do I contact CMS directly?

Yes contact the CMS. Give them all the reasons (be factual, not just “hunches” but as much PROOF as you can gather) that he is earning more than he’s declaring. If you push hard enough they’ll conduct a Financial Review and investigate him.

@MacbookHo

Yes contact the CMS. Give them all the reasons (be factual, not just “hunches” but as much PROOF as you can gather) that he is earning more than he’s declaring. If you push hard enough they’ll conduct a Financial Review and investigate him.

Would he know it has come from me or would they just say they were doing a review? (Thanks for the post).

That’s a good question! I don’t know. I don’t think they’ll tell him you were the source 😆 but he might guess.