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If you think he is likely to just change the amount without agreement from you, then you should consider contacting the CSA sooner rather than later. Has he said why he wants to decrease the amount by such a significant figure?

PS - you aren't being a pain at all, and Im happy to help if I can.

thankyou, he just says he is paying too much and is going to drop it by that amount next week when payment is due, the amount he paid was worked out on his wages at the time but not including his now step child, he also now has them around 60 nights a year which I no will effect it.

He has done nothing but lie about everything from the start and not sure whether he is calling my bluff and trying to get away with less, or forcing me to go to CSA so that he can then say its my fault it dropped because I went through them. He is a nasty man and very sly, even his new wife rings to ask me if I know what he is up to as she doesn't trust him lol

The CSA will take into account the fact that he has a dependant child living in the same household as him (I cant recall the variation off the top of my head, sorry), and if he has the children for 60 nights per year, he will receive a downward variation of 1/7th of the CM he has to pay. So he will probably be assessed to pay less than the amount in the Consent Order.

Until an application is made to the CSA and the CSA notify the court the consent order is effective and any arrears can be enforced through the courts like any other debt. However, unless he is self employed it might be less hassle for you to apply to the CSA for an assessment.

Under CSA rules if the non resident parent earns more than their new partner their families' tax credits are added to the NRP's earnings. If the NRP earns the same as their new partner half the value of tax credits should be added.

An allowance of 15% is deducted from the income for one child living in their household and then the usual CSA calculation is made.

When tax credits are added they may cancel out or almost cancel out the deducted allowance.

Hope that helps.

Thankyou, they are both on good money so probably no tax credits, also the other childs dad pays maintenance, just seems a bit unfair to me as I am still on my own bringing them up the best I can

I do work full time as well to provide for my children, not just trying to get more money off him, just wanted to make that clear in case I came across as greedy, as I said in a previous post the money was worked out on his wages at the time and I have never asked him for anything else, I will really struggle if the drop goes ahead but I am more than prepared to go without even more than I already do to stay in my home. It's the principle of him thinking he can do what he wants