Ex Refusing To Pay

kelloggs36

It depends on whether she was an exempt category.

roywest

Mr_Green_Genes wrote: »

If you are, as seems to be the case here, now accepting that there could be a reason for someone totally unconnected to a child to pay maintenance for that child, where should it end? How about a PWC's new partner paying?

No? I thought not, and quite right too. There is no more reason for the third party in my example to do such a thing than in this particular case. You can't have it both ways.

PS I've been away from the board for a little while. Did you have a fab holiday?

Well Said Mr Green and Hear Hear!!!

Mr_Green_Genes

kelloggs36 wrote: »

It depends on whether she was an exempt category.

It seems to me as though there's no such thing on CS2. Income under £5 per week, maintenance £0. Isn't that the case?

kelloggs36

Yes there are exempt categories but not many. NRP's with income of less than a fiver per week are exempt, except however don't forget that if they have other children living with them then they are deemed to be getting the child tax credits - so if that is also less than a fiver, then that would mean that they are exempt, otherwise it will be counted as their only income. If they are living with a partner and either they or the partner are claiming JSA (IB) or Income Support then they are NOT exempt and they pay a flat fiver per week.

Students are also exempt and if they are prisoners or in a care home.

Mr_Green_Genes

Thanks K.

... and if they are prisoners or in a care home.

This is my ex I'm talking about. Is being mad included? :D

kelloggs36

Has she been sectioned????? lol