Ex reducing maintenance through Salary Sacrifice

[Starsandbutterflys]

Hi All,

My ex is a financial advisor very shrewd about his pension.

The last five years or so my Child Maintenance has reduced (by £100 2 years ago, then an further £100 recently).

I am convinced he is purposefully reducing his relevant earnings through salary sacrifice but the CSA (and now the CMS) dint seem equipped to be able to investigate his or get their heads around. I worked out the earnings they are using are the same as mine. There's no way he's earning less than I do: this would mean his earnings would have more than halved from 10 years ago, and he is now at a much high-level in his job. So I'm sure his diverting income through salary sacrifice - as theres no cap on how much you can put into your pension or do salary sacrifice is there anything I can do..? I

Is there anyone in the same situation as me? I am raising our child on a single household income working full time - he has 2 incomes in his household and is supporting his new part-time working partner and their new child: I feel like I am subsidising them and my child is being shortchanged.

Anyone else in a similar situation re the salary sacrifice?

Thanks

It's shitty but he is allowed to do it (legally, not morally )

Ask for a variation of income investigation from CMS if possible, it's the only way they can get t the nitty gritty of his income rather than going on net wages alone iyswim.

My friends ex took low salary and high dividends and she did get it sorted eventually. This was old CSA though so not sure if same type of investigation is possible these days?

Someone with more recent experience will hopefully be able to answer that!