I am just looking for an answer as to why my child support is still the same but the cost of living is going through the roof.
My ex and I, like many people simply use the child maintenance calculator provided by the government to calculate child support. I have no money for lawyers or court orders and as my ex pays his minimum amount each month and has always done so they would be unnecessary.
But why is this amount not changing?!? From what I have read the amount is tied to the amount he earns and the nights my child stays with him. But the cost of living has skyrocketed and as we all know wages have barely risen at all and are now completely out of sink with reality.
So he gets to pay the same amount as he has been and I am left to shoulder all the massive increases in the cost of living. The cost of clothing has almost doubled, food and energy costs are more than doubled and yet there is no reflection in the payments.
I understand everyone is stretched but the massive burden of these costs should surely be shared by both parents. I did read advice online but it was all from lawyers and discussed court orders and legal process. I can't ask my ex for more money as although civil he will not pay a penny more than he has to. I imagine many people are in the same boat as me.
I hopeful I've just missed some important update and that the government has done something about this but been quiet about it...