When looking at child support do the courts

[mamatomany]

Ask for a break down of your income and outgoings or is it a case of you have to pay figure x and then what you do to manage the remainder of your money is your problem ?

courts? csa sort out maintenence

No not in my case i'm going through the courts, I doubt anyone can answer this actually but it was worth a shot.

Although you are going through the Courts they do not dictate child support. It is a set amount which only takes certain factors into consideration. This used to be the CSA but it has now changed its name. Ultimately the Court have no power over child support. Things taken into account are salary, how many nights a week the other parent has the child/children, whether they have any other children to support, the number of children. I work in family law so you can trust this ... its difficult to advise any further as I do not know your circumstances...

I'm setting a new precedent apparently, long story but under section 1 of the children's act I will be going to court for child support.
So if those factors will no doubt be what the court considers, would i be right in saying that if the CSA doesn't care what his mortgage is then the court won't either do you think ?
I have a solicitor and barrister working on this but the meter is running every time I pick the phone up, he is suddenly asking for mediation after it's become clear he's going to lose after previously telling me to shove it up my arse, but am wondering if I should compromise if the court will look at his outgoings rather than as you say his earnings, his nights per week and other children because based on those things he owes me a fortune.
He's saying he can't afford it because he has a big house, poor baby :(

The Court shouldnt look at his outgoings at all, they look at that in financial settlements in divorce but not in child support. At the end of the day its not yours or your childs fault if he chooses to pay x amount mortgage

Excellent news I thought that would be the case, the tight sod is trying to tell me on £99,000 a year he can't afford half of his child's school fees (£4500).
I am hoping he gets a spanking when we finally get to court and it'll set a precedent that is currently in place within Europe to cover everywhere that has signed the New York act (can't remember the year) but it basically says you cannot go around impregnating people and then running off