CM Payments

Ginger70

Asking on behalf of a colleague whose slightly confused as am I.
He's split from his wife and they've agreed to more or less shared residency of 1 child - it works out she will have 4 overnights and he'll have 3 - her choice and he doesn't want to make waves. He will pay for all of child's needs when in his care and half of all uniforms, school trips activities etc. He was happy to pay maintenance for the 1 day discrepancy however this is where we are confused.
If he had no overnights the CMS calculator says he would need to pay £180 a month but with 3 overnights a week its say £102. This appears to be £180.00 less 3 7ths for the 3 days he'll have the child.
Surely if he and his ex both have 3 equal overnights he should only pay for the 1 extra his ex will have - not the 1 extra plus the equal 3?
Can he claim from her for the 3 nights she doesn't have their child? 
As she gets all the child related benefits as well he's wondering how he'll be able to provide for his child for 3 days a week and still pay rent and bills.

sheramber

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