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We divorced in 2003 and settlement was under the CSA guidelines. The assets were 'split' with the wife getting the property (100% un mortgaged) as she refused a future share of any pensions. I will be due to support my kids after I retire (an old dad). My question is does the CSA regard pension money as income and does this apply to state and private or company pensions? And what about pensions taken out and contributed to after the divorce?
This could be a tricky but one that a lot of us will need to find a solution to.
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I presume that she is the resident parents and you are paying maintenance.
I'll ask the CMO if they can comment - I am currently in discussion with the CSA as my ex receives benefits but has also started to get the payout of a number of private pensions - the CSA said that the fact that she is receiving benefits is the controlling factor, so once you have retired, you will presumably be in receipt of a state pension, which normally means that you are assessed at the flat rate of £5 per week, but she can apply for a variation to have that increased if you have other weekly income of more than £100 that the CSA would normally take into account - so this may include private pensions, and the date they are taken out is irrelevant as it's the income that counts.
Keep checkin back here for the CMO's advice on this though.
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I'm Sarah the Child Maintenance Options consultant. Child Maintenance Options is a separate organisation from the CSA. If you'd like more information about how the CSA works out child maintenance, visit direct.gov.uk.
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