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D81 form - monthly income declaration?

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T42and24T · 13/10/2022 20:06

I have just received the d81 form from stbx’s solicitor. He has put in a monthly income which, according to online salary calculators, equates to over 10% less than his basic pay. I suspect this is because he is paying into a (pre tax) pension and share savings scheme. He also gets massive bonuses.

In a nutshell, his income, as declared on the d81, equates to 89k pa. But I know for a fact that his last year’s tax return was for over 150k - this was including bonuses and share scheme income.

Is this legitimate? Given his base pay rate, minus pre tax pension and share scheme contributions, his base income is what he says it is. But he gets massive bonuses and share profits every year.

Whereas the (v.low) income that I have is literally what I get - any pension or savings contributions come out of it.

it just doesn’t seem fair ;(

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anotherdayanotherpathlesstravelled · 14/10/2022 17:03

Are you trying to do the divorce yourselves hence the D81 form and not Form E? I think with Form E he would have it declare the bonuses

BetterFuture1985 · 14/10/2022 18:02

Unless you're planning to sponge off him for years with spousal maintenance then I don't think it will make much difference whether he's on £89k or £150k to be honest. And your odds of even being allowed to sponge off him with SM for more than a couple of years are low these days anyway.

millymollymoomoo · 14/10/2022 19:16

do you have children?
what assets are there? These will be important especially if you do have children

TheFormidableMrsC · 14/10/2022 19:57

BetterFuture1985 · 14/10/2022 18:02

Unless you're planning to sponge off him for years with spousal maintenance then I don't think it will make much difference whether he's on £89k or £150k to be honest. And your odds of even being allowed to sponge off him with SM for more than a couple of years are low these days anyway.

"Sponge off him". Wtf?

thissucks12 · 14/10/2022 22:22

Sponging off him, WTF? The money provided is to support the child/children. The non resident parent has to pay this by law, whether they see their child/children or not.

millymollymoomoo · 14/10/2022 22:35

Op has yet stated any children or her contribution / earning sacrifice …..

are the bonuses guaranteed ? …. Usually they are not

BetterFuture1985 · 14/10/2022 23:33

thissucks12 · 14/10/2022 22:22

Sponging off him, WTF? The money provided is to support the child/children. The non resident parent has to pay this by law, whether they see their child/children or not.

I'm talking about SM, not CM.

thissucks12 · 15/10/2022 10:11

Regardless of CM or SM, it is not sponging. It is a legal requirement to ensure the other party and their child/children are not left in financial difficulty. Both are legal requirements. Should SM not be adhered to, this will result in a lesser settlement to the division of assists for the non payer to accommodate non payment

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