I am divorced from DC dad. He contributes very little financially, 100 a month. Checked CSA calculator and based on what he earns the DC are entitled to 40 a week per child.
I earn a fair salary but apart from that 100 a month I pay everything for DC, including expensive after school club which is 400 a month. DC reside with me, he has very occasional sleepovers - 5/6 in total so far this year.
Tonight he decides he wants to take them to Italy next year, for 2 weeks. I have said we need up discuss but if I did agree, it would only be for a week, as it is too long to be apart. If I were going on holiday, I wouldn't take them away from him for longer than a week.
I have asked him to discuss contributing financially more and he's hit the roof, he can't afford to pay more, even though he lives with his parents paying them 40 a week, goes out every weekend and has probably more disposable income than me, even though I earn more than him.
He reckons I will lose out if I go CSA route as I am not entitled - is this true?
Also as resident parent, can I restrict the time he takes them away?
Thanks in advance, am so fed up with the continual battle
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Overtiredbackagain · 27/10/2014 22:17
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