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About our site

We've introduced changes to our website to make it quicker and easier for you to find the information you want such as our child maintenance calculator.
In our new look website you will find:

About us

  • Tells you about our processes and our publications.

What is Child Maintenance

  • Includes information about how child maintenance can help, things to think about for separating couples and who to tell about changes in circumstances.

Setting up Child Maintenance

  • using the Statutory Maintenance Service, for example how we work out child maintenance, how to pay, how to apply.

Your Case

  • Includes information about what happens to existing cases if there is a change in circumstances, issues about payment or parentage, and what you should do if you want us to look at your case again, to appeal or to complain

CMED contacts

  • Information about how to contact us.
You can also download leaflets that will help you understand what happens at each stage of an application for child maintenance and what happens after we've set up a case.
 
  • The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Division



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