Child Maintenance Reducing

[cleowasmycat]

Hi,

My ex husband is reducing child maintenance for our daughter as he has moved his girlfriend and her two children in (not his). Is this correct?

Thanks

I’m not an expert and women who are will come along shortly, but I’ve read enough of these threads to know that yes men’s maintenance payments for their biological children does reduce based on other (non biological) children living with them.

Which is insane because those non biological kids often have their own dad paying maintenance for them too, so leaves them being financially supported by 3 adults whilst your child get less than 2 full adults support. Crazy

The CMS would reduce the amount of his income they take into account by 14% as his partner has two children. So yes, it is correct that his maintenance payments reduce.

Sadly yes, this is correct

It’s correct but pretty shitty. We didn’t reduce it when we had one together. My step children don’t cost less because they have a sibling.

It is correct. Even if the other children have a mum and maintenance from a dad, your ex still gets to pay less to you.

@AnneLovesGilbert I know! I was shocked to realise it was the case when my ex moved in with his gf and her 2 children. All of a sudden the child we had together cost less per month?!

His response was "she doesn't cost that much anyway, you get more than enough" ... from his exact to the penny CMS payment

Sadly your ex is correct.

My ex and his new partner phoned me and laughed when they realised my maintenence could be reduced when he moved in with her and her dc

This is all correct. In the same way that when a parent with care forms a new cohabiting relationship their child maintenance doesn't go down.

It’s correct unfortunately. My ex took great delight in reducing our maintenance when he moved in with his latest girlfriend and her kids.