CSA Payment - New Circumstances help !

flowerscotland

Hi all,

First time poster on this board, but I do read the boards regularly.

I was hoping someone could help me, I have been getting a regular CSA payment from my ex for around 5 months now, and I found out that he is now married, he cheated on me and left me 10 months ago, and as far as I know she has a daughter from a previous relationship.

I wanted to check whether the payments for my girls would alter because he is married, or because he has another child living with him now.

Thanks in advance

shell_542

If the assessment wasn't taking into account the child living with him already, then he may ask for a reassessment taking the child into account and the amount he is paying may alter.

Firstly though, the new "net income" figure he is assessed on may alter if he and his new wife are receiving child tax credits for the child as this will now be included in with any income he gets from paid employment (only working tax credits are included if he earns more than his new partner).

15% of the "net income" figure would then be discounted first, to take into account the child and then he would pay you 20% of the remaining amount if you have two girls or 25% for 3 or more..

HTH

DX2

Yes they will take the other child into account so expect a reduction in your maintenance payment.

Blackpool_Saver

It may or it may not, it will depend on protected income, his new partners income assuming he/she has one will affect this and may mean he he still has enough to pay you the same amount.

shell_542

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

It may or it may not, it will depend on protected income, his new partners income assuming he/she has one will affect this and may mean he he still has enough to pay you the same amount.

The OP would probably be on CSA2 as she only split with her ex 10 months ago. There is no protected income calculation on CSA2 and his new partner's income is not taken into account. An NRP pays either 15,20 or 25% of their net income to the PWC, with a reduction first for any children already living with them.

flowerscotland

Thanks to everyone, a good help, I will check my paperwork to see if I get csa1 or csa2, I can't remember.

As far as I know, the new wife works part time hours, around 16 a week.

So I am right in saying they will take both his and her wages, tax credits and the fact she has another child into account ?

Caz3121

flowerscotland wrote: »

Thanks to everyone, a good help, I will check my paperwork to see if I get csa1 or csa2, I can't remember.

As far as I know, the new wife works part time hours, around 16 a week.

So I am right in saying they will take both his and her wages, tax credits and the fact she has another child into account ?

They will not take her wages into account if on CSA2...there are some posts about which part of tax credits they can take under which circumstances. Do you expect him to ask for a reassessment?

flowerscotland

Caz3121 wrote: »

They will not take her wages into account if on CSA2...there are some posts about which part of tax credits they can take under which circumstances. Do you expect him to ask for a reassessment?

Thank you I will have a proper read through of the board when my girls are in bed tonight.

I do expect him to ask for a reassesment yes, I'm just seeing where I would stand regarding it.

DX2

flowerscotland wrote: »

Thanks to everyone, a good help, I will check my paperwork to see if I get csa1 or csa2, I can't remember.

As far as I know, the new wife works part time hours, around 16 a week.

So I am right in saying they will take both his and her wages, tax credits and the fact she has another child into account ?

If he only left 10 months ago it will be csa2.

shell_542

Yeah, you will be on CSA2.

They will take into account; his net weekly income and their weekly child and working tax credits amount as a figure to work out child support. They will not take his new partner's income into account at all.

They will add that together, take off 15% for the child living with them and then award either 20% of the remainder to you if you have 2 girls with him or 25% for 3 or more (sorry I can't see if you've stated how many girls you have)

LizzieS_2

ctc is always used.

wtc is also used in full if ex is higher earner. It is not used at all if ex's partner earns more. Half of wtc is used if ex and partner both earn the same.