CSA variation, how would this work.

TheWaltons_3

Man has 5 children. His NET weekly wage is £210.

Two mothers, two PWC.


One mother already gets CSA for his eldest daughter. Second PWC just put claim in.

Second PWC has the other 4 children. What would both mothers get from this, considering one Mother has 1 child, and the other has 4 children.

N71

As long as he has no other children in his household, 25% of his average take home pay would be the maintenance assessment.

The maintenance assesment would be divided by 5, then Mum 1 would get 1/5th, and mum 2 would get 4/5ths.

Then, any shared care adjustments would be taken of each mums amounts.

TheWaltons_3

N71 wrote: »

As long as he has no other children in his household, 25% of his average take home pay would be the maintenance assessment.

The maintenance assesment would be divided by 5, then Mum 1 would get 1/5th, and mum 2 would get 4/5ths.

Then, any shared care adjustments would be taken of each mums amounts.

Doesn't the maintenance assessment only take into account a further 3 children?

kelloggs36

The assessment is set up to deal with 1 child at 15%, 2 at 20% and 3 or more, so he could have 50 children, but the max would be 25%. Is that what you meant? If not, I don't understand your question.

Elle00

TheWaltons wrote: »

Doesn't the maintenance assessment only take into account a further 3 children?

It takes into account the same percentage for more than 3 children as it does for 3 children so N71's explanation still stands. 25% of his wage would be dished out between the kids so unfortunately, the first Mother will lose out considerably as she'll go from 15% of his wage to 5% and the second PWC will receive the other 20%.

Think of the 25% as the maximum wage percentage maintenance is paid from and then each child is entitled to an equal percentage of it.

TheWaltons_3

Yes I thought so, I know men have to pay for their kids but they have to surive themselves also!!

bench0_1

TheWaltons wrote: »

Yes I thought so, I know men have to pay for their kids but they have to surive themselves also!!

The problem is no one cares about his survival! I make an 80 mile round trip twice a week for my son to stay with me however the csa dont take this into account! I think its great that during the summer my son stays with me for 4 weeks yet i recieve no child support and my payments stay the same!!!:mad:

Katie~baby

TheWaltons wrote: »

Yes I thought so, I know men have to pay for their kids but they have to surive themselves also!!

I dont think anyone cares about that espcially not the csa...

Elle00

bench0_1 wrote: »

The problem is no one cares about his survival! I make an 80 mile round trip twice a week for my son to stay with me however the csa dont take this into account! I think its great that during the summer my son stays with me for 4 weeks yet i recieve no child support and my payments stay the same!!!:mad:

Trust me when I say that we PWC spend a substantially larger percentage of our incomes on our children than the measly 15% you do and be grateful for what you have.

chickadee

I have a lot of sympathy with absent parents. I think the CSA system is terrible and not enough effort goes into helping absent parents stay in contact with their kids. The whole CSA system is biased towards the PWC which some would think is right and proper, but it can be manipulated by the PWC. Children need to know that they have two parents who still love them dearly and want to be a part of their lives, despite the fact that the parents can't live together. Only having contact with one parent is like only ever reading one newspaper or only ever tasting one flavour of ice cream. Having the input from both parents gives kids balance and a different perspective on life.

The system should recognise and encourage this and be flexible enough to support BOTH parents in doing the right thing for their children.

For what its worth, I am a PWC myself. When my ex lived 80+ miles away we shared the trip, meeting up at a half-way point. I recognised the importance of DS staying in contact with his Dad even if the CSA didn't!