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I am trying to work out how much my ex partner would get through the csa after deductions for being on benefits.
I am happy to pay towards my daughter but do not want to offer a penny more than my partner will get through the csa as she will just spend it on drugs and gambling. I take home around £935 a month. I am asking the courts for access to my daughter, thursday morning to friday evening one week then thursday morning to sunday afternoon the next. I know there are calculators on different sites but am not sure how much the csa or benefits will deduct, as i'm led to believe my ex would not get the full amount.
Also i want to offer the same amount as my ex will get through the csa, but i will also increase the monthly payment i pay into my daughters savings acount from £5 per month to £25 a month, does this sound fair??
My daughter is just under six months old, my ex does not work. She lives off benefits and has two older boys from two other previous relationships. One of there dads has nothing to do with him the other pays £80 a month through an arrangement between them not through the csa.
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