Changes to Child Maintenance

Very worried by this.

Am I reading this correctly.

As of next year my husband will have to pay me 19% of his gross income but if he has another child by the nice lady he is living with, for calculation purposes his gross income will be reduced by 19% and my children will receive 19% of the remaining income?

Thank you in advance

As I understand it, CM would be reduced by the percentage for one child (12%)and then 19% (for 3 children) will be calculated on the balance.

NACSA are a good website to read up about it.

I love it.

Husband can leave family with three young children and gradually reduce the amount he supports them by having children with the OW. he pays no mortgage, no joint debts and now even this will be reduced. My salary is frozen by the new government and my childbenefit will be frozen.

sadly, Kate, they have a right to 'move on' with their lives, even when that has a massive impact on the family already created and left behind.

It is frustrating when you're the 'left' party but you also have the same right to move on and have more children (although for us, age has a part to play in that). This is one of my biggest fears, that the ex goes on to create more children with someone else and then forgets the responsibility he has towards the others. It is worrying, financially, I know.

I wonder if a Petition for enforced sterilisation would get anywhere because yes, he can pro-create with as many women as he wants and there's nothing to be done?!!!! ho hum...chances we take when we marry and have children, I guess.

Surely overall this won't reduce yur payments that much?

assuming the csa payments are based on 20K (just for ease I don't know what he does take home) Your 19% would be £316 a month. If they then discount 12% your 19% would be £279 a month, only £37 a month difference. People are allowed to move on and start new families if they wish.

In the grand scale of things the NRP and new partner having children may make little difference. It is correct that the NRP's income is discounted before the child support assessment is made. However, if the NRP earns more than a new partner any Working Families Tax Credit they are entitled to is added to the income before the usual calculation. When both the NRP and the new partner earn the same 50% of WFTC is added to the income before assessment.