Contact Child Maintenance Options

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If your question is urgent, contact us by webchat or telephone.

Telephone: 0800 083 4375
Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm

Welsh language: 0800 408 0308
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

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If you have a question about Child Maintenance Options, you can ask a trained consultant by filling in the form below.

We cannot answer questions about existing Child Maintenance Service cases.

If you already have a Child Maintenance Service case, contact them directly. You can find the number you need on any letter the Child Maintenance Service has sent to you. Or you can sign in to your self-service account at www.childmaintenanceservice.direct.gov.uk/public/

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Include the number of children your question is about, their age and the type of education they are getting now – for example, full time, part time, GCSEs, A levels.

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This service supports parents in England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland runs a separate service and can be contacted on 0800 028 7439.