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Hi I am new on here and could do with some advise and support. As many of you have experienced I have the same problems as the mother of my two children unfortunately is not a good mother and uses the kids as tools which is really sad and has led to a legal case to stabilize contact with the kids again
After being separated for 6 years (we were not married) I now have a new partner . The kids get on great with her and are happy but what are the Implications if we moved together or even got married? Would that change the csa payments?
Would the mother have any claim on my partners house or assets as she is greedy and will try every angle to gain money?
Hi
No, the CSA assessment is based purely on your income (and assets) and not those of your new wife/partner. The only exception is that if you receive child tax credits, they are counted towards your income, but that's it. In fact, if your new wife has any children, then your payments will reduce slightly.
Hello GM25
Thank you for your recent post. I am William, the Child Maintenance Options consultant.
The Child Support Agency (CSA) works out child maintenance payments using a set formula, which is based on your net weekly income. If you moved in with your new partner or got married this would not affect any payments being made through the CSA.
Your payments may change if there are any other children that you are financially responsible for. For example, if your new partner has any children that you both live with.
When the CSA calculates maintenance, they also take in to account any Child/Working Tax Credits that you, or your new partner, may receive. This is because it is classed as a household income. The only time Working Tax Credits would not be taken into account is if your new partner is the main earner in your household. However, Child Tax Credits are always taken into account. You can find more information about how the CSA work out child maintenance online at http://www.gov.uk/childmaintenance.
We have a sorting out separation web-app that you may find useful, it offers help and support to separated families. You can find this at: http://www.dad.info/divorce-and-separation/sorting-out-separation.
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