child maintenance payment calc

Hi Chris.

LouLou's point is a good one - extra £5 month so at least shouldn't break the bank.

Wasn't aware of the optional thingy, but I am now.

Education is a wonderful tool! lol

My partners solicitor has told him that csa rules are changing and it will soon take your gross income into account not your net! Does anyone know if this is true? And if it is when is it chaging?

It's already so unfair as it stands. I'd recommend sorting out a private aggreement if the ex is ammicable.

My partners ex isn't and wants as much of his money as she can get her hands on and it seems the law is quite happy to let her! Even though she does nothing with the kids and buys all their stuff from charity shops! I think she definitely has an impressive collection of Jimmy Choos

Hi,

In reply to that I'm also pretty sure that if the rules DO change, it won't affect any agreements already in place under the current assessment rules.

I have a friend who was stuffed years ago by the CSA old rules and has had to endure the original assessment of over £600 per month for over 12 years on a £22,000 salary! FFS!
o and his ex only ever received about £250 per month from them!

Footy

the rules are changing but the percentage drops so it should stay roughly the same.

The csa takes the minimun amount so i am confused by people saying the CSA if fecking them over. the only way i see people getting messed about is when the care is NEARLY 50/50 the nrp doesnt get any bc or ctc AND has to pay CM which is baloooooooney.

Thanks for the responses, I was hoping it wasn't true, seems that will penalise high earners more and people with their own businesses.

Footy - so the csa kept your mates money??? That's nearly half his monthly net that's extortion!!

And eyes on horizon, I agree, on the whole I think the csa is fair (although it should factor in both parents disposable income after essential outgoings) but surely if care is 50/50 child maintenance should stop or both parents should pay it to each other (which is of course ridiculous) and for benefits, means tested individuals should I guess only be entitled to 50% of the available benefit, in a fair and just world anyway, which is of course difficult in reality.

AmberW,

Yes the 'Clothes Shoes and Accessories' Agency kept the extra money from him apparently towards the other benefits his ex was claiming from the state as she is conveniently unemployed.

The CSA, for me at least, have been more than fair and if a father thinks that they are being hard done by by the current calculations, I would have to question their morals in not wanting to support their children in a proper and fair way.

All the best peeps!

Footy

Amber

Whichever parent claims the CB can open a claim with CSA even if the care is 50/50.
I have a mate that has his children 55/45 but his ex claims the CB/CTC so SHE has put in a claim for cm. Its purely a way to boost her income so now he is appealing to the benefits agency as in fact HE lives closer to the school, takes the children to Gp, etc etc.

It all falls down to the child benefit.
Ideal situation is even number of children, one claims for one, one the other and NO CM claims.
But that dont buy you Jimmy Choos or voddy on the weekend does it!