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  • Child Maintenance Service

    Topics:
    • Support for children

    The Northern Ireland Child Maintenance Service is responsible for making sure parents living apart from their children contribute financially by paying child maintenance.

    Online

    You can set up an account and manage your child maintenance case online or log into your account if you have already set one up.

    • Manage your child maintenance case online

    Address 

    Child Maintenance Service 24
    Mail Handling Site A
    Wolverhampton
    WV98 2BY

    Telephone

    • 0800 232 1956

    Opening hours are:

    • Monday to Friday from 8.00 am until 6.00 pm

    If you use sign language

    You can use British Sign Language (BSL) or Irish Sign Language (ISL) to contact Child Maintenance  – Northern Ireland.

    To use the video relay service:

    • contact Child Maintenance via the video relay service
    • The interpreter will check whether you require BSL or ISL

    This service is available Monday to Friday from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm

    To use the video relay service you must allow access to the microphone and webcam/camera on your device.

    Relay UK 

    For people with speech and hearing impairments.

    • 18001 0800 232 1956
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