Child Maintenance Payments if ex-husband remarries?

northantsandy

Hi...my (now ex-)wife and I had a clean break divorce settlement and I pay an amount in child maintenance to her each month based on an informal agreement.

I'm looking to get married again but my fiance is worried that if we get married, my ex- could come after me for more maintenance and my fiance's wages would be taken into account? Is this the case does anyone know - opinion not advice, I know lol!

I was my ex-'s second marriage and our son is her only child. She has someone new but I doubt she'd marry again and he doesn't officially co-habit, but there's enough pairs of shoes and stuff around her house to suggest he's there a lot...

I dont' begrudge paying her child maintenance, but her not wanting to formally cohabit so his income can't be taken into account is a little annoying, so if my fiance's wages come into play..well...

So any opinions?

tsstss7

I'm pretty sure that your new wifes income is not used to calculate csa payments. There is a calculator on their web site and it does not ask for partners income. Pretty unlikely that ex-oh's new partner moving in would decrease your current payments either.

https://secureonline.dwp.gov.uk/csa/v2/en/calculate-maintenance.asp

you might want to post on benefits thread there is a dedicated csa section there.

emmy05

as far as ive ever known it, any future partners with either of you, wouldnt make a difference as to what you can or cannot pay. any future children that you yourself may have or maybe youre taking on, could lower what youre already paying for your child now. saying that, and i know its complicating, lol, they could well look at your partners income to make sure that you can pay the maintenance easily. Your ex can have whatever income she likes coming into the house, and youd still have to pay her maintenance, and yep, even if she won the lottery, youd still have to pay what the CSA ordered you to pay.

tsstss7

old rules are slightly different

http://www.csa.gov.uk/en/about/moving-between-schemes.asp

gives a bit of a guide

Soubrette

northantsandy wrote: »

I dont' begrudge paying her child maintenance, but her not wanting to formally cohabit so his income can't be taken into account is a little annoying, so if my fiance's wages come into play..well...

So any opinions?

Her boyfriend's wages will only be taken into account if she is on benefits. If she is on benefits then she has to get the CSA involved but as far as I know your girlfriend's wage won't be taken into account either if you are assessed on the new style CSA.

I assume she is not on benefits though, as you say you are on an informal agreement which is surely based on what you both think is fair for the kids? Or were you thinking of decreasing it if her boyfriend moved in?

Sou

Sola

When DH and I married, the CSA asked for details of my salary just to check that if we were to split, he could afford to support himself and still pay maintenance for his 2 kids. My details didn't affect the final assessed figure.