"Space Before" Paragraph after Page Break

Hello,
Here is what I am observing : the "Space Before" setting for paragraph styles is ignored if the paragraph is placed after a page break or on a disconnected page. How do I force InDesign to honour my "Space Before" setting ?
I give you an example : I've created a paragraph style called "Big Title". I've applied this style to section titles and to the index title. I want to lower "Big Title" a few centimeters from the page top, but my "Space Before" setting is ignored. What to do ?

You can force space above a paragraph by creating a non-printing character in the first line of the paragraph, or above it. Two possibilities:
* Add a reference-page frame above paragraph to the paragraph format, using the Advanced panel of the paragraph designer.
* Add autonumbering to the paragraph. Set the autonumber format character to a thin space. Create a character format for the autonumber; set its point size tall enough to create the space above. This has the gotcha of indenting the first line by the width of the thin space.
For either of these solutions, check that the space above setting for the format doesn't upset your workaround; if necessary, change the space above to let the workaround manage it.
HTH
Regards,
Peter Gold
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