What happens when not married parents spilt up to cms or support when one person is extremely wealthy?

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So obviously the legal protection is not there, property cannot be split etc but if they share 50/50 custody is there any financial support expected from the wealthy partner or anything at all legally?

No.

No that's what marriage does as a legal thing!

No, but if you have children, you should be able to receive child maintenance.

Not if it’s 50/50 care.

@Boomer55 even in 50/50 split?

No. Not married = no legal connection.

Child maintenance only, but it’s capped at a set salary level and based on nights so can be zero if 50/50

@MississippiAF what's a set salary level

If the person was extremely well off and on v good salary, would there be zero obligation

There's basically a ceiling level for statutory child maintenance, even if your income is higher you only get that court ordered though the non resident parent can choose to pay more of course

A proportion of their wage. I think I'm right in thinking the oft written here that the 'richer' parent has to pay so the dc have the exact same lifestyles in both homes is wrong?

Use the CMS calculator OP and see what it says, there might still be a small amount of care is shared 50/50

All of this is on the CMS website

There are no different rules if one person is wealthy.

You can add the figures into the calculator for a close example
of how the CMS would reach a figure.

In my experience, if the care is 50/50 CMS view this as equal shared care and neither party can claim from the other.

And what about other "obligations if one party will have to rent a very small property whilst the other owns 4 houses etc.
If not cms is there any other obligations?

Please ignore all the above, where there is a wealthy partner you can bring a claim for the children under TOLATA or Schedule 1 Children Act. You need to speak to a solicitor. (I should add they don’t have to be wealthy per se, but that’s where it is worth making such a claim).

There is nothing, no. A wealthy person doesn’t have to give someone they are not married to, anything. Why would they?

This is what marriage does.

Asking the question again will not result in a different answer.

I'd go and see a solicitor as it is possible to get more

What LiveOut said it is possible.

Actually the CMS calculator suggest the other parent may have to pay something even if it’s 50/50 🤷‍♀️ OP needs legal advice rather than mumsnet advice because it’s confusing.

Actually if there is a large wealth disparity then you can receive maintenance on 50/50. It might be harder work though.

Obligations for what? Is the house liveable? Will the dc have appropriate bedrooms?
Is the less well off parent maximising their income and earnings?

Yes, I’ve said that above

Op was asking if there was anything else outside of CMS

It does, but it's not actually the case. The guidance is clear that nothing is payable.

Technically no, you’d get nothing whatsoever. However, there have been some cases of success - you need to see a very good solicitor for info on your specific case as there’s loads of factors.

I think you are correct, and that the other parent does not (and should not) have to give the poorer parent money to raise their living standards