How does the CSA decide....

How does the CSA decided the number of nights a child is staying with the NRP if the PWC is saying the children only staying on average 2 night a week and the NRP is saying they stay 3 nights?

Whos' word do they take if there is no court order and only a voluntary arrangement in place whilst the statement of arrangements is agreed?

Also if the average number of nights a week is 2 1/2 is the NRP payment reduced by 2/7 or 3/7 or something in between?

The CSA will consider any evidence such as diaries, parents collecting from school/childminders etc and look for any inconsistencies in what they have been told about overnight contact.

There are bands for calculating child support of less than 52/53-103/104-155/ and 156-174 average overnights a year (including holidays) for deductions of 0, 1/7th, 2/7th and 3/7th respectively. That means if overnight contact averages out at 53 nights a year the parent with the majority of care looses out but if the average is 103 nights the parent with the minority of care loses out.

What is the incentive for a NRP to have the children for more nights if they dont get a reduction in CSA costs but have increased childcare costs themselves?

and please dont say because its better for the children. How can it be better if the NRP cant afford to do anything with them during the extra contact.

and how does 50/50 shared care work when each parent has the children 7/14th?

Looks like a win/win situation for the PWC.

My friend has his son every other two weeks. He his own bedroom and my friend does everything for him when he is there, i.e. pays for transport to and from school, school dinners and evening meals, all clothes etc., but still has to pay CSA to his ex wife.

Doesnt seem fair to me when care is equally shared.

My partner had the children for more than 120 night last year. He pays CM at the CSA rate and received a 2/7 reduction. He would happily have 50/50 shared residence and each parent pay their own costs, but the children couldnt cope with that situation.

His STBX wants him to have the children for an additional 2 weeks during the school holidays, if he agreed to this he would have to pay for holiday club as he wont have any more leave to stay at home with the children. She also wants him to pay an extra £100 a month over the csa money and pay for half of the extra's.

They both earn approx the same amount, in fact with the CM, TC and CB she probably earns more. Her mortgage is less than my partners because she is 11 years younger and so can extent the lenth of the mortgage. When the FMH was sold she had a 60/40 split in her favour.

She is refusing to go to mediation because my partner has said he to the mediator in the assessment meeting, he wont pay the extra £100 and now the ex is saying he not cooperating so whats the point of mediation.

Its a nightmare, all he wants is a divorce and to move on.

JD

PS She is the one who had the affair and is still with the OM