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Child support

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Mamamia35 · 02/03/2022 11:25

Changing our living arrangements after 2.5 years. Currently 50/50 so no payments required. When calculating child support on the calculator is the assumption you include holiday time (which isn't already agreed). Ex is high earner and expecting an argument when it comes to discuss the contribution. We currently pay a proportion each into a joint a/c which is used for childcare, clothing, clubs etc. I assume as I will be main carer that my contribution to this will end. Can't figure out how to handle it. New arrangement will be 1 night per week and EOW, so approx 8 nights every 4 weeks. Currently it's 14 nights. Hols have not been split, I've done the majority of time. Also don't want to be accountable to him for spend on food, eating out. How do others handle this?

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millymolls · 02/03/2022 13:22

They would just come into the ‘ average number of nights per year’ calc on cms calculator
So that would be 104 nights plus holidays on top

Jane1978xx · 03/03/2022 17:21

Have a look on the calculator what he would need to pay. It might be less than he pays now and he would not have to pay towards clothes etc on top of cm only for childcare. Your contribution won’t end. You’ll still need to pay something towards clubs and clothing etc.

MusselMam · 17/03/2022 13:13

For child support how would a contribution to the mortgage for a co-owned property be considered? Does this count at child support, as at some point in the future we will sell the property and he will get his money back. Does anybody have any knowledge of this?

millymolls · 17/03/2022 18:45

No they does not count as child maintenance

That would count as spousal maintenance and you’d have mesher award on the house in which his share is deferred ( assuming you are married) He may not be under any obligation to pay spousal or mortgage however

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