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danlightbulb · 2015-07-19 12:41:56

Hello all. I feel like I should be able to control my debts with the decent salary that I'm on, but its just not happening. Despite a recent promotion and having paid off a 5 year loan, I'm still struggling to put anything aside. Here is my SOA. I should add that I'm divorced with 2 kids who I have at weekends. I pay child…

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clint_S Posts: 366 Forumite

20 July 2015 at 1:24PM

andy19671 wrote: »

worth looking into maintenance payments as if you have the children 2 days out of 7 every week you only have to pay 5/7ths of the maintenance payments

Taking the salary in to consideration the Maintenance payments are correct for 2 children having over night twice a week. It's expensive to have kids. https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-child-maintenance

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