Child support query

Anonymous

Child support query

Hi all,

My son goes to his dad's every second weekend only. I'm about to get a new job with a considerably higher income. Would there ever be a time that I would have to pay my ex money? I don't mind if child support say he doesn't have to pay anything based on my income, but I don't think it's right if I then had to pay him. Would that be a possibility?

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Anonymous

It’s possible, but it’s a complex calculation. The best bet is to find the formula on there website. It takes into account both peoples earnings and level of care. If he earns nothing, then yes you could.
But I wouldn’t turn down a job because you have to pay child support.

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Anonymous

Depending on how much you make against how much he makes. It’s all very complicated but at the end of the day it’s for the child

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Anonymous

If his care is less than 14% then you will never have to pay, however if it is more than this then they start calculating earnings with percentage of care. I doubt you would need to pay anything.

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Anonymous

And if cs say you need to pay then that is fair, it is exactly the same way they calculate your child support and obviously you're not complaining about that.

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Anonymous

The situation is very different for each of them , she is just asking a question.

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Anonymous

CS calculations are not different, they take the same things into account for everyone. The only thing that's different is obviously the factors that they use to calculate like other children and percentage of care. But the method is the same for everyone. So if you think it's fair to receive it then you should think it's fair to pay it if calculations say you should.

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Anonymous

Well that would depend on the way they calculate it and she would need to know that which is why she's asking the bloody question. Seriously.

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Anonymous

I know, which is why I answered it as best I could 👍. If he only has every 2nd weekend he is unlikely to have more than 14% care so she won't need to pay anything.

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Anonymous

This is correct, if you're what's classed as a primary care river (Which every 2nd weekend not having the kids would be), you will never have to pay him any money.

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Anonymous

Child support should tell you.

Congratulations on the new job!

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Anonymous

Child support is totally individualised per family , but based on the same formulas, so no one can really answer that here, only CS can determine what is and isn’t yours to pay.

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Anonymous

The other parent would need to have at least shared care (35% or 5 nights per fortnight) before they may be entitled to receive any child support from you.

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