Child maintenance top up

[JohnnyMarr]

The annual review for my CM has just taken place and it appears that my ex is now earning above the threshold for calculations, meaning if I'm to receive maintenance in line with his new salary I need to apply for a top up through the court. Does anyone have any experience of this? Would I need a solicitor to apply? CMS have been worse than useless so a court ordered amount would be awesome but I'm wondering how much hassle I'd need to go through to get to that point...I'd be really grateful to hear anyone's experiences of this.

Surely the CMS should do this. Never heard of it before. Go to your MP and ask for support. They can raise it with the head of the CMS.

(meaning he earns above #3,000 a week).

I guess it might depend on how much above the threshold it is -- hardly worth it for a few pounds, may be worth it for considerably above, and if that is likely to be the case for several years rather than just one.

A friend tried to get top up and was denied. The court advised the ceiling limit for assessment (£3,000 p/w) is there for a reason and the RP is getting the maximum support available. Unless he is now a multimillionaire earning squillions above this, it won’t get anywhere and will just cost you money to try.

@justicefor. It’s set in Child Maintenance Legislation. Nothing MP could do except try to get the law changed .