Welcome to the DAD.Info forum: Important Information – open to read:
Our forum aims to provide support and guidance where it can, however we may not always have the answer. The forum is not moderated 24 hours a day, so If you – or someone you know – are being harmed or in immediate danger of being harmed, call the police on 999.
Alternatively, if you are in crisis, please call Samaritans on 116 123.
If you are worried about you or someone you know is at risk of harm, please click here: How we can help
struggling for a correct answer as the government website steers in different directions whether you submit the facts as the receiver or payer:
My partner has now divorced me and my 5 year old son is staying with her.
I have 2 other children from a previous relationship for whom I have been paying maintenance for under a private arrangement (not via CSA or CMS) for several years.They do not live with me.
I now live alone so have no dependants living with me.
According to the online calculator, it you go through the figures as the receiver, it does not take into account the maintenance I pay for my previous 2 children. (There is a question that merely asks how many other children live with me not are there any other children I pay maintenance for).
However, if you go through it as the payer, it wants to divide the payments between each of my 3 children so the new payment for her own child therefore reduces significantly.
Can anyone clarify this situation??
hi,
if your still doing private arrangement, then i think you should choose yes, about other children living with you, and accept the amount it calculates for you.
Welcome to the DAD.info forum.
We don’t like to set ‘rules’, but to make sure that you and the other dads are kept safe, we have some requests. When engaging with the forum, please be aware of the following:
- The forum is not moderated 24 hours per day.
- Many of the moderators do so on a voluntary basis. Whilst they may be able to provide some guidance, advice or support, they may not be able to deal with specifics.
- We are not an emergency crisis service so if you or someone else is in immediate danger, please call emergency services.
- If you are concerned about the safety of a child, please click here to find the support you can get for them (link to new page)
- If you are in crisis, please call Samaritans on 116 123. They are open 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.
We hope you find this forum a supportive environment and thank you for joining us.