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Hi
I am basically after some advice please.
Me and my wife separated in September 2014, we worked out the csa payments via the calculator and all has been smooth, I have been aware that she has met someone else (when it actually started I don't know!!!)
My ex and my son moved into rented accommodation, and I have been fortunate enough to by my own house
I have been paying £240 per month maintenance.
I have just found out that she is moving herself and my son into her new fellas, as she can't can't afford to rent on her own, my question is do I still have to pay £240 a month if she is living with someone else, I.e all her outgoings are going to be split and therefore a lot less, where I am still on my own and paying for everything on my own?
I do not want it to sound like I don't want to pay but if I didn't have to keep paying that amount I would rather put the difference into my sons savings account rather than contributing to my ex and her new fellas bills.
I hope this makes sense to someone
Cheers
Hi there
Yes you do still have to pay that amount as it is based on a percentage of your earnings. I know that can seem unfair. The only way it would drop is if your earnings lower or you live with someone else who also has children.
Hello trickytrees
The maintenance payments that you make are your own personal contribution towards the upkeep of your child and are based on your income. Therefore, this change in your ex’s circumstances would not affect the amount that you pay.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have a web application, ‘Sorting out separation’. It aims to make it much easier for separating and separated parents (and childless couples) to find the support they need, when and where they need it, and encourages them to collaborate on a range of issues. The link is http://www.dad.info/divorce-and-separation/sorting-out-separation
Regards
William
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