Silly question about maintenance

Sparkkee

Is there anything to stop the non-residential parent looking after the children for more nights per week than the residential parent? (Other than the fact that the titles don't make sense!)

e.g.
Parent with custody has the children 3 nights a week
non-residential parent has the children 4 nights per week

Krystaltips

Would that not make them more of a resident parent?

If both parents agree I don't think it matters much...

Sparkkee

The residential parent (i.e. the one that has kids 3 nights per week) is on a MUCH lower salary than the non-residential parent. In order to be able to afford to keep a house for the kids to visit the residential parent would have to claim benefits, something that they would not be able to do if the non-residential parent had "residential parent" status

Does that make sense? I think I may have got a bit confusled in the middle...

And more importantly, is it legal and possible to arrange things like this?

TIA

Sparkkee

loftus

If the arrangements between the two parents are private there is nothing to stop them doing as they wish with regards to child care. Sounds like they are trying to sort things out for the benefit of everyone.

Soubrette

Sparkkee wrote: »

Is there anything to stop the non-residential parent looking after the children for more nights per week than the residential parent? (Other than the fact that the titles don't make sense!)

e.g.
Parent with custody has the children 3 nights a week
non-residential parent has the children 4 nights per week

I think it is possible - the NRP really is code for parent that does not recieve child benefit/child tax credit - obviously the reverse is true for the PWC.

As long as both agree privately then it does not matter which parent receives the benefits.

However, if the parents were to fall out then the one with the most nights could go to the child benefits people and try to get that changed plus go to the CSA for a child maintenance claim.

I would ring and check to see the legal position if I were you

Sou

newlywed

Alternatively.... the CSA only count nights so potentially the kids could be fed etc at one house and then just sleep at the other.

But the CSA only goes by what you both say - so if both agree then I can't see any problem - until they fall out with each other (as has been said).

Krystaltips

If both parties are happy with the arrangements then there really is no need to involve the CSA in the first place...