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Jammers
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09 Oct 13 #409682 by Jammers

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Both teach so off in holidays.

Rumplestiltsk1n
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09 Oct 13 #409695 by Rumplestiltsk1n

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just because she threatens you with court, doesn''t mean that you have to give in to her demands. I would call her bluff.
What are the contact arrangements for your son? Have you applied for shared residence? You say that you are both teachers so work at the same time and are off at the same time so you could have you son live with you for half the week and half of holidays etc etc couldn''t you?
I know that you are in the process of discussing finances but maybe your solicitor should be discussing the issue of residence also?

WYSPECIAL
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09 Oct 13 #409698 by WYSPECIAL

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Jammers wrote:

She does work. Earns about £16000 last year, will be £20300 this year. Gets some benefits as well.

She will get some tax credits on that plus CB plus the child maintenance you will be paying. Oh and from your other posts you have already agreed to pay half of her housing costs as spousal maintenance.

Her income is going to be a lot higher than yours and she wants half of any child care costs to be agreed without any idea of how much they will be!

Time for a re-think.

mumtoboys
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09 Oct 13 #409758 by mumtoboys

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you could consider splitting the remaining childcare (before/afterschool club only) after tax credits has made its contribution. So, if she were getting the full 70%, you''d pay £15 in every £100 spent on childcare.That would seem a good and very, very fair compromise. At about £20k of earnings she''ll get some support with childcare but not the full 70%. You can run the details through a benefit checker (try turn2us.org.uk) or the tax credit checker on the HMRC website.

As an aside, school holidays really do vary. I work within the same authority I teach in but both easter and the summer half term holidays are very different this year between my school and my children''s school - I will be needing to use childcare for a couple of weeks. It is worth keeping an eye on.

CakesandFlowers
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09 Oct 13 #409761 by CakesandFlowers

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Personally I wouldn''t agree. You are paying half the mortgage and she will be getting CB, CM aswell as CTC and probably WTC.

I think that she is pushing it a bit too far.

If you do agree I would want a greater share of the house equity when sold especially as you are continuing to pay the mortgage.

Child Maintenance Options
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16 Oct 13 #410342 by Child Maintenance Options

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Hi Jammers

Thank you for your post. I’m William the Child Maintenance Options consultant. Under the Government Statutory Services a paying parent is only required to pay the amount calculated and any extra payments to cover extra costs such as childcare is paid at their own discretion.

Child maintenance is a contribution towards the cost of bringing up a child and this includes not only such items as food and clothing but also it is a contribution towards the home that the child lives in and the associated costs of running that home. With you having a Consent Order in place you may wish to seek advice from your solicitor.

To find out more about all the options available for maintenance and how Child Maintenance Options can help you visit www.cmoptions.org or call us free on 0800 988 0988 between 8am and 8pm Monday to Friday or 9am and 4pm on Saturday.

Thanks
William

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