Child maintenance when ex loses job but has tens of thousands in the bank?

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So my ex of just one month, claims to be being made redundant next month.
He says he won't be able to make maintenance until he then gets another job.

I suggested that he paid a smaller amount in the interim as i know he has over 50,000 in the bank, he said as he will be classed as unemployed he doesn't need to legally pay.

So answers on a postcard please, do i have a leg to stand on?

If he doesn't pay anything i have a couple of thousand in the bank so would be using my own savings to sub his loss despite knowing he could pay if he chose to, which would last me a few months then i would need to consider selling the house

Anyone know the legalities of this?

I believe CSA can include savings in calculations.

I would put a claim in now with CSA, just to get the ball rolling.

Did you have a private arrangement? Can he have the kids more days since he has more free time now?

@Thatswhy11 they are late teens and refuse to spend time with him because of the abusive way he has previously treated us all unfortunately

@Mindymomo @LondonQueen thank you, we had a private agreement without officially going through the CSA so will contact them direct and see what they say too

Were /are you married

If its in savings, you can apply for a variation and they use the interest as income. Thats what i read on cms website.

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/other-financial-commitments-child-maintenance-cases

Here it says how to apply and what they take into account :)

You will have to go down the CMS, probably request a mandatory review of his earnings... it's a long process but my exs earnings have soon shot up from £30 CMS to £450!

@Unexpectedlysinglemum we have been divorced a month

They won’t take cms from savings but can from any interest earned on it ( which will be a pittance )