Child support

[Bethbubbles]

I just want to ask others what’s normal to ask for. We pay for almost everything for my daughter and her dad gives us £200 a month. To be honest I’d rather not rock the boat but I know he now makes over £30k so officially her should give around £500 a month. Am I right and should I broach it or leave it?

How many over nights does he have?

Is he responsible / living with any other children?

He would be earning over £52k a year to pay you £500 a month for 1 child (with minimum number of overnights).

If he is earning £30k a year. Has no other children living with him and has your daughter for the minimum number of over nights per year then he should be paying £299 a month (how did you get to £500)?

Of course he should be paying what he is responsible for. Ask him how he calculated £200. If you aren’t happy with the answer go through the CMS.

Assuming pp figures are right then yes you should ask not wanting to rock the boat is why some men pay peanuts

Just contact cms and they will deal with it for you. How can asking a parent to make a fair contribution to his child's upbringing be described as rocking the boat?

The CMS amount is the legal minimum. My ex was furious when I asked that he review the amount he paid when his salary increased significantly. Why should our children settle for less than the legal minimum?

I bet you are spending more than £400 per month housing, feeding and clothing your child which means you are subsidising your ex.