second child

Hi everyone!

I am getting divorced after 3 and a half years of marriage. We have a beautiful daughter who will be 3 soon. I wonder about how the child maintenance will be calculated as my soon ex husband to be is paying a child maintenance for his son from his 1st marriage. Does it mean the children will get the same amount of maintenance or second child from another marriage will be getting less?

Sorry if I am asking a silly question, I couldnt really find this information.
Thanks!!

Think what happens is that he would have to pay 20% of his income in child maintenance which would be split between the two children so you would get 10% of his income.

MrsMathsisfun, thank you!

It is a bit confusing.
He is paying 500GBP per month and this was decided by CSA. I was told that the child maintenance for 2nd child is much lower but I didnt find the confirmation for it.
Shell I call CSA and ask them about it?

£500 is probably 15% of his net income with reductions taken in to account for overnight stays, if any? so 20% is likely to be approx £670 per month split 2 ways which equates to £335 for his ex wife and £335 for u each month. This is just an estimate though as the amount of overnight stays has to be taken in to account

If you know how many overnights your husband''s other child has with him, and how many overnights your child is likely to spend with him then we can do a rough estimate based on the sum he''s paying at the moment.

Also it''s relevant if he will be living with any other children, for example children of a new partner.

Edited to add: Child maintenance isn''t lower for the second child, it''s just that the total amount is split between the two children. This will mean ex-wife #1 will have a substantial drop in her child maintenance.

Tata77 wrote:

MrsMathsisfun, thank you!

It is a bit confusing.
He is paying 500GBP per month and this was decided by CSA. I was told that the child maintenance for 2nd child is much lower but I didnt find the confirmation for it.
Shell I call CSA and ask them about it?

How long has he been paying this for though there is a chance that it is under CS1 rules?

I appreciate your reply so much!!
We had him 60-75 nights per year. Besides he is paying for his son''s additional private school 1500 GBP per year according to the court order which is dated last november.

Our daughter will not spend any nights at his house for a while, as I was looking 24/7 after her and there was never anyone to help me with her ( my family lives far), so I dont think she will stay with him over night.
He wont live with any other persons at the moment.