[Solved] Debts and child maintenance

anything you buy your kids can come of the maintenance money you give but only if you notify your ex of this and she agrees for the lower payment when its due. Keep a record of the conversation bothways. Debts dont come into it unfortunately. only if its an ongoing debt ie existing joint loan.

Hi there,

Unfortunately the advice above isn't correct if you are paying through either CSA or CMS, if you are paying through an arrangement set up through either of them then even if your ex agrees to you reducing the payment because you buy things for the children then you will start to run up debt to them.

If you have a private arrangement then you could agree with your ex that the money you pay is reduced, but from the sounds of it she wouldn't agree to that.

I seem to remember someone a while ago saying that debts ran up while you were together can be taken into account but I may be completely wrong on that.

GTTS

I have just completed my CSA assessment 2 weeks ago. And was advised that I buy all my kids clothes etc. She said if mother agres to take a lower payment that month if you by him anything and she agrees by email to this the money can be deducted from her monthly l payment.

If this is CMS rather than CSA, it could come under a family based arrangement, which is basically an agreement between you and the mother. Otherwise, I think the advice is incorrect, but if they insist it is correct, then ask for confirmation in writing along with the relevant regulation they are advising under.

Man, you did everything right, my amigo had about the same situation.

Man, you did everything right, my amigo had about the same situation.

When he divorced his wife, the court decided that the child would stay with his wife. And they appointed him to pay alimony for the child. He always bought the necessary things for the children, but his wife did not consider this as part of the alimony. Then he was fired and debts accumulated during his absence from work. A mutual friend of ours recommended contacting paydayinusa.com and this helped to pay off the debts. Only a year later, he was able to agree with his wife to reduce alimony. I hope you will not have such situations and you will not get divorced and spoil children’s childhood.