CSA for step child

[helmaria]

Now my ex has a step child living with him, does this lessen my csa payments?

I was going to ask the same as Sock are you sure you are getting all you are entitled to?

But he is losing money by paying debts. I think I remember a previous post saying she accrued these debts in his name. How was she able to do that? is it not in joint names?

I have got to say Serobin I do feel sorry for you. Your situation sounds pretty terrible.

However I do think your fiance has been quite selfish and or naive by moving in with you knowing full well he had financial difficulties and thus involving you in his existing debts and financial obligations which is clearly cause you a lot of stress.

So does she have an open case with either the cms or the CSA?

Or a court order

Also I am struggling to get my head round one thing...

If you have been present at meetings regarding debts from the marriage how quick did you move in together? How long between him leaving his marriage did you two get together? It seems to me that a financial issue like this would have been dealt with immediately. If not why has he only decided that now is the time to get it looked at?

serobin

If he is paying over the odds and can afford it then fair play to him,if he's paying over the odds but can't afford it then he should take steps to resolve it.

Lots of things your posting make no sense at all ( and I'm not sniping at you I'm actually trying to come up with ideas that may help you but it's hard to do if the situation makes no sense)

The debt thing,there is a option to have debts taken out during the relationship if she still retains the items the debt was used for and he has no use of them taken into consideration.

However if he is paying more than CSA/CMO would order and its causing massive problems mediation or no mediation is irrelevant its very simple to resolve. The debt is different if its not one that would qualify for variation then he just has to suck it up just the same as everybody else who is stupid with that sort of thing. (It's a pain in the arse but not uncommon)

No!!! Not at all. I was offering suggestions as to why your dp wasn't acting. It was my mantra with dsd's mum - is the aggro going to be worth it.

And I think we can all go along with someone else's opinion until the point when we actually have to do something about it.

Do you pay for half the cost or all?

Oh .... wrong thread! Ignore me.

meepmeep it took 3 years for DH and ex to unravel their finances, it was the last thing to get sorted not the first, they were actually divorced long before their finances were finalised.

Yes I appreciate with most finances that would be the case. I struggle to see why a debt that the OPs partner ran up in his name presumably without hos knowledge wouldn't have been dealt with immediately as a separate matter. If he can prove he didn't make the purchase it's theft.