CSA advice needed please

envy28

i have seperated from my ex husband for around 7 years now. I have been getting around £90 a month child support for our 2 children for few years now, since he had another baby with his partner. shes now sue to have another child, so between them they decided that it was easier for him to go part time at work and look after the children as she can earn more money at her job. however with him gone part time, his income is now £135 a week. CSA have written to me and said the new amount for child support is £12 a week. this doesnt seem right to me ? hes gone part time, so his girlfriend can go full time. making there household income more, but child support goes down ?

keir1163

HI,
i think that is correct......unfortunately you cannt stop someone changing jobs and hours, it may be how their new family has to be run. I know i am now part time as my new partner earns good money (i am PWC anyway).......
you can apply for a variation on lifestylre inconsistent with income or diverting income...........however i feel you will need better grounds.

hope it gets sorted. One thing to remember is the CSA are useless

envy28

sorry what is a PWC ? im new here

Do you think my CSA will go down even more when his partner has there new baby in sept ?

keir1163

Parent with care

and yes allowances for extra children in the house are taken into account.......i think it will reduce by 15% but the CSA website gives more info.
Everyone needs to have enough to live on hence the reduction

FBaby

Yes, that's how it is, wonderful attitude to make such a decision that will improve the lifestyle of the new children at the detriment of the other children. I can just about respect the notion that maintenance goes down by a percentage with the arrival of new children, but giving up one job or grateful reducing hours when already paying a limited amount to make it a pittance really gets my blood boil. Talk about obvious favouritism amongst one's children

keir1163

I understand what your saying but its fair. Their is only so much money in the pot and people need to live which is why the reduction was allowed.
I donnt think its a favorite thing, and in some circumstances going part time benifits all, an ex cannt control future work events. The NRP could just have had his hours cut....we donnt know the circumstances.....
also the PWC circumstances could change....and that is never taken into account.
The whole system has holes

envy28

actually i dont think it is fair. HE cut his hours, he told me so himself. he said because his girlfriend earns more money than him. so his household income goes up, but his child support goes down.

jetta_wales

But at the end of the day that's her earnings and your children are not her children. I know why you feel it is unfair but that's how it is and there is logic behind it.

envy28

but its ok for my partners wages to pay for his children ? because the less my ex pays, the more my partner ends up paying.

keir1163

unfortunately thats the wife life goes. It could be worse he could pay nothing.
People need to understand that its not all about money at the end of the day. And no one can dictate who works as what and for what hours.
my situation is that my ex has !!!!!!ed off to australia with a house paid for over here worth 400k and earning 1200 a month in rent. and a nice tidy 250k in the bank..............CSA cannt do anything so i have to go REMo and court orders. Meanwhile i am self employed struggling badly.
life sometimes isnt fair but as long as the child is happy and settled then thats the main thing

kelloggs36

Don't forget, that any child tax credits should be taken into account - make sure you ask the CSA to check for them.