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Hi all,
Thanks for reading.
I've been paying child maintenance for years now based off my income, as is the case for most people I guess. Over the years my ex has submitted a few applications for variation for the reason of notional income, these have all been rejected by the CMS as all my assets generate income which I could prove I have declared. So far so good.
However I am remarrying later this year and am worried that my ex will submit more notional income applications relating to my new partner's assets - even if my new partner's house and bank account are in her name, as her husband I will have some legal claim over them. I can't see anything in guidance or legislation that would prevent the CMS taking these assets into account. For example, my new wife has ISAs worth more than the £32k notional income threshold, could it be argued that as her husband our assets are shared so I now need to declare 8% of their value as notional income?
I have asked the CMS the question and they have not been able to give me a clear answer, nor will they put any in writing so I can protect myself if their advice turns out to be wrong.
Anyone got any bright ideas as to how I get a definitive answer on this? My scenario may seem far fetched but given my ex has already tried a number of speculative notional income variations so there's a good chance she'll try again as she knows I am remarrying.
Thanks in advance!
J
hi,
CMS can't make claim on your partners assets/income. they can claim if you have joint bank account or shared assets etc.
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