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To want more child maintenance

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Mydogdoesntlikeyou · 11/09/2024 18:18

XP currently pays £37 a week and has done for for 12 years. Now DC is older it’s obviously a lot more expensive, I earn but nothing amazing

XP has own home, is married and has 2 other DC’s, my DC doesn’t stay there at all, visits but doesn’t stay

AIBU to go via CMS and ask for more? I don’t know he’s earnings but owning a house and going on holidays I’m guessing he’s not too badly off

YABU just leave it as it is
YANBU it’s fair to ask for more

OP posts:
SonicTheHodgeheg · 11/09/2024 18:33

Do you know how much he earned when you were together ? Put that number in an online child maintenance calculator because he might have come up with a random number of £37pw

Poppins21 · 11/09/2024 18:33

Mydogdoesntlikeyou · 11/09/2024 18:30

It hasn’t gone up in 12 years no, there was never an assessment either, he just said that amount.

I’m not sure if he’s self employed, he has a a company car which makes me think probably not.

I do worry about the out come being lower, I’m not sure what he’d have to earn for it to be £37 a week

If you go onto the government website there is a calculator.

https://www.gov.uk/how-child-maintenance-is-worked-out

you could do some reverse calculations and see.

How the Child Maintenance Service works out child maintenance

See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use

https://www.gov.uk/how-child-maintenance-is-worked-out

Wineandcupcakes · 11/09/2024 18:32

Just go via cms and do it right, should have done that in the first place.

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Mydogdoesntlikeyou · 11/09/2024 18:30

It hasn’t gone up in 12 years no, there was never an assessment either, he just said that amount.

I’m not sure if he’s self employed, he has a a company car which makes me think probably not.

I do worry about the out come being lower, I’m not sure what he’d have to earn for it to be £37 a week

OP posts:
Poppins21 · 11/09/2024 18:22

Think its depends how much he earns- do you think he is on over 25k per annum then probably worth it as you would be awarded more.

SauviGone · 11/09/2024 18:21

I’d go to CMS. There’s no way he’s never had a pay rise in 12 years.

SonicTheHodgeheg · 11/09/2024 18:20

Is he self employed ? Self employment is an easy loophole to decreasing child support obligation.

I agree with you that £37 pw is tiny and that you’d hoped it would have gone up over the last 12 years.

Daleksatemyshed · 11/09/2024 18:20

It's not unreasonable to go to the CMS and ask at all.£37 bought a lot more 12 years ago than now

FuzzyDiva · 11/09/2024 18:19

Has it not been assessed at all in 12 years?

YANBU to ask for a reassessment but be prepared that it’s possible it will come out lower.

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