Maintenance- does this sound right?

[meetbe]

Father of the baby doesn't want anything to do with us but has agreed to settle outside of the courts for £1k a month. With a further agreement that I do not name him on the child's birth certificate.

This has not been said by a lawyer but via text message and he has advised he will get legal representation to clarify it all properly and put it in writing. I didn't think you could get someone to have an agreement about not naming them on the BC, you cannot name anyone unless they're with you, unless you're married anyway

He earns 40k a week. Yep.

Does anyone think this is too low? I urge anyone who thinks I'm gold digging to consider his child in this and try to take me out of the equation for a moment.

Your child is entitled to be supported by both parents and is dependon the earnings of both parents so no 1k a mo th is not enough ignore and go to court. This is about what the child deserves not the sad excuse of a father

I would be asking for more than 1k per month, you don’t know how long that salary will last.

Thank you for these replies

However, I've just checked gov.uK and their maintenance calculation says that actually, the estimate for him having to pay is £1273, so not much more really!

Not sure where the court would stand as it appears the amounts are capped

Have you got a lawyer?

I’d also suggest getting a lawyer.

Don’t say yes or nom just wait to see what legal documents he sends you. They you can get your own advice on them.

As to the amount , yes of course it’s far too low if he earns over £2m a year, don't accept.
Put in a claim to CMS as soon as baby is born.

They will only calculate maintenance on the first £156,000 Pa. For amounts above this you will need to instruct a solicitor to raise a court action.

This should all be very straightforward as long as you know where his income comes from and he’s employed.

If he’s self employed or a company director, he will be able to hide his income and it will be a nightmare to get money out of him .

If he lives abroad ( apart from a few countries ) it will also be a nightmare.

Don’t sign anything or agree to anything without your own legal advice. tell your ex he needs to pay for this. Otherwise anything you sign will be easily challenged in court .