should i take further action?

PlayingHardball

monmantre wrote: »

[QUOTE cliam was made in 2004/5 so thats new csa i think?

CSA2, yes you are right - new rules

RedSky

PlayingHardball wrote: »

The question SHOULD be...is £90 equivalent to the CSA guidelines of 15% net earnings? This is CSA 2 and that is what the guidelines are.

And if the CSA guidelines stated financial support is 50% of an NRPs net earnings should the same question be asked?

daisyD

good luck with the CSA, they will expect you to prove anything that is not through his main employer and believe me I have tried with my ex who 'earns' £8k per year, but has a mortage of £150k, newish 4x4, foreign holidays, refurbed his house including new bathroom, loft conversion and conservatory but they said they did not agree that his lifestyle did not match his income, with the ablity to do that on £8k he should be the chancellor the uk wouldn't have any problems!

PlayingHardball

RedSky wrote: »

And if the CSA guidelines stated financial support is 50% of an NRPs net earnings should the same question be asked?

Your post is pointless as that is not within the CSA guidelines.

Do you have any valuable advice to offer the OP in the context of her questions?

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thought not

Mr_Green_Genes

PlayingHardball wrote: »

Your post is pointless as that is not within the CSA guidelines.

Actually of course, 15% is not just "guidelines" for CS2, it's the law.

£90 does sound a tad low as it means that declared net income is £600 per month. However, CS2 being on net income means that it could be made artificially low (by very large pension contributions for example) so it's not necessarily that simple.

borders_dude is right that you could ask for a reassessment. Other than that, do whatever Kelloggs says, she's ALWAYS right!!

PlayingHardball

Hello GG, nice to see you again

kingfisherblue

On CSA2, it is 15% of earnings as others have said, but the OP has stated that their child stays with his dad every week. The 15% would be reduced by one seventh for one night, two sevenths for two nights.

Mr_Green_Genes

PlayingHardball wrote: »

Hello GG, nice to see you again

Hello yourself, I'm not around much but like to put my head round the door, so to speak, just to see who's chatting.

ilovemykids1979

newyearnewme wrote: »

You ask if £90 is low, that should not be the question. As each set of circumstances is different and £90 for one child from a NRP who contributes nothing else (emotionally or finacially) and who earns £400pw would be less then they should be paying, as Child Support (new rules) is worked on % of NRP's wage with an allowance for each overnight stay.

What you need to ask is yourself is does he generally have the child two nights every week or is it more like three (or just the one). As three nights is more liked shared care whereas one night is more like contact.
Does he take the child on holiday?
Does he help out with extras i.e school trips, football boots etc?
Who provides the clothes for the child when he stays at the NRP's Do you send clothes or does the child have a wardrobe full of clothes at the NRP's
Who pays for the travel for contact between NRP and the child?
Who gets the Child benefit, Child tax credit for the child
Who pays for childcare?

If he helps with the extras and has shared care and gets no benefits then this is completly different set of circumstances.

Why does he have the lodgers? Is it because he is struggling or has he been living the high life?

All these different strands are why I don't think this has a yes/no answer.

Is he a good dad? If he was to give you more Child Support would he have to work more hours meaning he is less able to see the child?

Do you need the extra money? Or would it just be a nice bonus?
If you don't need the extra money and you think he should be paying more could you see if he would set up a savings account for the child so that he knows the money is being used for the child, and you feel that he is contributing fairly?

Hope this helps

this is a reply of a real person in the real would, never mind the 15% rubbish evry situation is different.

15% can be way too muchc is many cases.

PlayingHardball

No, its not rubbish. 15% is never too much for a NRP to fork out to put a roof over the head of a child that they created when they arn't around for the majority of the time.

I don't care what the income of the NRP is, if they earn £100k or £5,000 per year. 15% is law and for very good reason.