Advice please

Daphne01

This is the scenario:

2 children living with one parent who works full time.
One child now wants to live with the other parent who is on benefits and has never paid support.
Will the working parent now have to pay maintenance as they will have 1 child each to care for?

I've looked on the Government web site but couldn't find anything
Thank you for your help :beer:

nicky3

short answer is yes!

Daphne01

nicky3 wrote: »

short answer is yes!

Any idea how they will assess this as she been with him for the last 8 years and had no maintenance whatsoever and obviously he'll get nothing for the one he still has?
Thanks for your help

clearingout

for one child, it's 15% of your income. Obviously, you would lose child benefit and related tax credits also.

the fact your ex has paid nothing at all for years has nothing to do with it - if he's been on benefits that's allowed.

Daphne01

clearingout wrote: »

for one child, it's 15% of your income. Obviously, you would lose child benefit and related tax credits also.

the fact your ex has paid nothing at all for years has nothing to do with it - if he's been on benefits that's allowed.

He is a she the absent alcoholic is female who left her kids

clearingout

Daphne01 wrote: »

He is a she the absent alcoholic is female who left her kids

Oops! dreadful assumption I made there. I apologise!

nicky3

it's 15% of your income, with an allowance for the one child in your care. If the child has overnight stays with you this would further reduce your payments

Daphne01

nicky3 wrote: »

it's 15% of your income, with an allowance for the one child in your care. If the child has overnight stays with you this would further reduce your payments

Thank you I'll let him know :beer:

kingfisherblue

If the other parent is on benefits, they should pay a flat fee of £5 a week towards the child/ren that live with the other parent.

Morlock

nicky3 wrote: »

it's 15% of your income, with an allowance for the one child in your care.

The overall net income calculation is reduced by 15% for the one child in your care, before the net income assessment of 15% for maintenance liability is calculated.

Daphne01

kingfisherblue wrote: »

If the other parent is on benefits, they should pay a flat fee of £5 a week towards the child/ren that live with the other parent.

Wow that'll really help lol thanks for the info