Ex threating csa and new baby

superstud

My ex is demanding £25 a week or they'll go the CSA.

The Csa said £35 a week if done thrust them; I've arranged to pay the mum £100 every month so no csa involvement.

I have my child three nights a week.

My questions:
If I missed a few months thry my own hardship, and she went csa, what could they do?

She has re married so wouldn't that effect my payments

I have a 6 month old child who's not down as living with me.... But does.

lindseykim13

As far as i was aware, her re marrying has nothing to do with your payments for your child. Her new husband doesn't have to pay for your child. I would try to come up with a reasonable plan with your ex or you may be worse off for it.

clearingout

The CSA can essentially have your employer deduct your wages prior to you receiving them. That assumes you're not working cash in hand or are not self employed in someway.

What do you mean you have a child 'not down' as living with you but does?

Regardless, if you have responsibility for an additional child and the CSA gets involved, there will be a small reduction to take his/her needs into account. That assumes you declare the child is living with you to the CSA.

clearingout

oh and the re-marriage thing, do you expect her new husband to be responsible for bringing up your child?

Her new husband's salary makes no difference to what you need to pay in maintenance. His salary will make a difference to any tax credits or other benefits she may have been receiving as a single parent. So he's already financially supporting your child.

superstud

Is this right what I've been told...

If we go thru csa whatever I pay will effectively come out of her money I.e if the csa take £140 a month then some of her benifit money, that I pay my bloody taxes for etc etc, will be reduced as my Maintenance would be classed as taxable income

kevin137

The way it would be worked out if the CSA got involved would be 15% of 85% of your wages would be assessable with a reduction of 3/7ths for the overnight stays...!!!

So as an example, if your take home is £1200

The assessable amount would be 85% = £1020

Of the £1020 you would be assessed to pay 15% = £153 monthly

As you have the child 3 nights a week, that now = £87.42 payable monthly...

Although if the contact is not confirmed as in overnight by agreement in writing or court ordered/agreed then all she has to say is you don't have the child and that would effectively be the end of it...

So make sure you have everything in writing regards the agreement so if there is anything in the future you have that to confirm your contact...!

clearingout

No. If she's on benefits, there will be no reduction in her benefits as a result of the maintenance you pay. This has been the case now since April 2010.

kevin137

superstud wrote: »

Is this right what I've been told...

If we go thru csa whatever I pay will effectively come out of her money I.e if the csa take £140 a month then some of her benifit money, that I pay my bloody taxes for etc etc, will be reduced as my Maintenance would be classed as taxable income

CSA has NO regards to benefit... She would get it all on top of the benefits...!!!