My ex husband, who continues to abuse and harass me 3 years after leaving me, has recently submitted his 2018 tax return declaring his income as £7k per year, down from £70K for the previous 6 years. He is still in the same position, running the same company which is showing a profit, and this dramatic decrease isn't reflected in his lifestyle - new cards, 5 holidays so far this year etc.
The result of this is that the CSA has written to me advising that his CM payments are going down from £550 per month to £30 per month! This is a real problem as I count on that money to pay mortgage and clothe/feed 2 teenage DSs. Has anyone had experience of this? I assume he can't spend the next 8 years declaring just £7k pa so in the future this amount may change but for now I am going to struggle.
Also he made £140K profit from a house sale last year which he has kept as cash (rather than investing in another property) - does this bear any relevance to paying child support?
It's so frustrating as really he is mostly affecting the kids as there are a number of activities that will now have to stop as I just won't be able to afford them - but he sees the money as being for me rather than for them.