CSA want my wifes salary confirmation

JLBarber

I am an absent father. Am I obliged to give the CSA confirmation of my new wifes salary. Its her wage and she thinks that her money shouldn't be counted. Shes not happy about it. She says whats the point in her working?
(The CSA have asked for confirmation)

pd001

JLBarber wrote: »

I am an absent father. Am I obliged to give the CSA confirmation of my new wifes salary. Its her wage and she thinks that her money shouldn't be counted. Shes not happy about it. She says whats the point in her working?

Simple answer.. NO, there is no legal requirement for your new wife to give details of her salary. If your wife doesn't want the csa to know anything about her, then that is fine and all legal.

More complicated answer is that in some cases, not all by any means, it may be better to give the information.

blimey40

You have NO legal duty to supply those details.

but, if the new partner's income isn't given the CSA is likely to make a Category 'B' IMA - which means that the partner will be legally assumed to be able to half-maintain any (joint) child(ren) they have.

JLBarber

Do you mean children we have together (which we haven't) or children my wife has with her ex?

JLBarber

PD001,

What are "some" cases you refer to please?

pd001

JLBarber wrote: »

PD001,

What are "some" cases you refer to please?

From reading other threads on here, the general rule of thumb is,
If she earns more than you then don't give her details.
If she earns less than you, then it may be beneficial to give her details.

Kelloggs36 knows much more about this than most on here (with a couple of exceptions, Mr GG etc) and if she reads this thread then she can advise you further.

Nonetheless, the actual legal position is that she doesn't have to give her details if she doesnt want to

Soubrette

JLBarber wrote: »

PD001,

What are "some" cases you refer to please?

I think it's something to do with how your costs are allocated (I assume you are on CSA1?) so if your wife earns less than you then she may be allocated less of the costs then you - you then pay a greater proportion of say housing costs which reduces your child maintenance liability.

Hopefully pd001 will either confirm or correct that though

Sou

pd001

Soubrette wrote: »

I think it's something to do with how your costs are allocated (I assume you are on CSA1?) so if your wife earns less than you then she may be allocated less of the costs then you - you then pay a greater proportion of say housing costs which reduces your child maintenance liability.

Hopefully pd001 will either confirm or correct that though

Sou

Crikey thanks for the compliment...but I am not really the one with the 'knowledge' (altho I have picked up a fair bit from personal experience, and others on here)

I would defer to Kelloggs36 or Mr GG although I think that you are right Sou (our posts crossed)

Soubrette

pd001 wrote: »

Crikey thanks for the compliment

You're welcome

(I ignored the rest of your post as it was far too modest )

Sou

pd001

Soubrette wrote: »

You're welcome

(I ignored the rest of your post as it was far too modest )

Sou

Awwwww
A mutual appreciation society...I like that
Have one on me :beer:

Lets hope we have both helped the OP

kelloggs36

If you are on CS1 then they can ask for her details and you are not obliged to give them. However, it may go against you if you don't as you will not receive any discounted payments you may otherwise have been entitled to. If you have no children, then the liklihood is that in the normal assessment there will be no difference if you give the info or not. HOWEVER, if you are facing an application for a departure on the grounds that your partner can contribute towards housing costs, then it becomes more complicated. The CSA CAN assume (in the absence of any information from your partner) that they are able to contribute ANY % up to 100%! They USUALLY default to 50% but not always. So, if she earns more than you, it may be worth risking that they will assume 50/50 split. If she earns less it is safer to give the info as it will be calculated in direct proportion to what you both earn - damage limitation.