advise needed please

Hi,my stbx who is living in the FMH with new b/f and new baby and my two girls 8 & 6. has now gone to the csa for maintenance although i currently pay above csa rates.

my concern is when i looked on the csa website it states that some factors are taken into acct. !!if the nrp seems to have a way of life associated with someone who's income is much higher than the income they used to work out cm!! I intend to co-habit with my new partner does this meant that csa will take into account her income if so does she have to disclose this to csa and if not will they say that as i am co-habiting i have more disposable income to give to stbx.

No, the CSA wont take into account your NP's income. Only you are responsible for providing financial support for your children, not your NP.

What the "way of life associated with someone who's income is much higher than the icome used to work out CM" means is that if you were claiming to the CSA you had a monthly income of £1,500 but were living a lifestyle that included regular expensive holidays, flash cars, champagne for breakfast etc, then they would investigate your true income.

The CSA calculations are based on a flat rate of 20% of your net income (and will include any bonuses that you may receive), but there are variations for the number of overnight stays the children have with you, if you incur large expenses to enable to you to see your children (ie long-distance travel, etc).

Thanks for your reply ruby but are the laws in scotland different from the uk.

No - the CSA calculations are the same for both Scotland and England/Wales.

PS - Last time I checked, Scotland was part of the UK - independence has yet to be achieved

thanks ruby and sorry me being thick

No you werent - its always best to check these things, as there are major differences between Scots and English/Welsh family law.

And I was being somewhat cheeky with my last comment