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Child Benefit changes vs Resident parent status

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Ray75 · 16/07/2012 15:49

Hi, I have a sitation where ex and I share 50/50 with my DS I currently hold the child benefit book and I put the money into a savings account for DS (have done since he was born) as i want him to have the option of Uni, somthing i missed out on due to parents finances. Anyway with the changes coming into affect my household is over the threashold which is fine but Ex wants to claim instead as his household is not and continue to save it for DS. Im not apose to this with the exception that i do not want to surrender my status at Resident parent mostly because i dont trust him not to go to CSA. I have never claimed a penny in maintenace as we had agreed it was fair not to as both doing equal share. My trust is gone becuase my ex is seeing my DP's ex (all very Jeremy Kyle I know) anyway he has been very instrumental in pushing her with regard to maintenance and benfit books from DP and so i have become suspicious that they are in cohoots with this so they can both gain from the situation somehow. Does anyone know if they are going to change family law around he/she who has the book is RP now that child benefit is no longer a non means tested benefit?

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Dropdeadfred · 16/07/2012 16:03

As far as I know child benefit is a gatekeeper benefit eg it's necessary to be the claimant to get hb etc

Collaborate · 16/07/2012 16:25

There is nothing you can do to prevent him going to the CSA. You could I suppose enter in to an agreement with him recording the fact that he wouldn't claim CSA from you, but I'm not sure that it would be enforceable. Best to keep things as they are, and see if he can come up with a solution.

Dropdeadfred · 16/07/2012 18:14

As far as I know child benefit is a gatekeeper benefit eg it's necessary to be the claimant to get hb etc

Dropdeadfred · 16/07/2012 18:14

Sorry for repeat!

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