Maintenance - does it take partners income into consideration?

[MrsToddNeeLovett]

Say my partner earned £30k a year and I earned £20k. Would his maintenance for his children be worked out on HIS income alone or our joint income of £50k?

Only if he is on CSA 1 which is very old and I'm not even sure if you can be on it nowadays. It would assume that because you have a joint income, your DP can put more into the household and therefore has more disposable income to pay CSA. But I like I say, I doubt if your DP would be on this version of CSA.

CSA 2 is strictly 15% of net income for 1 child, 20% for 2 and 25% for 3 or more.

CMEC is being phased in and works on a flat percentage rate as well but is worked out on gross income (I presume to stop NRP putting too much into pension), I don't know the exact percentages.

If NRP has child/children overnight for more than a certain number of nights per year he/she can claim a slight reduction on the above rates.

We have been dealing with the CSA and it is only DH's wages that are taken into consideration.
They generally look at the NRP's net wages after pension contributions and tax and NI contributions have been deducted, and it is (I think) 15% of the net wage for 1st child and 20% for 2.
They never asked what I was earning or even if I was earning.

My DH's income is taken into consideration, but mine isn't. When we first got together, I'm aware that the ex took advice to see if she could get a rise, but was told she couldn't.

I'm perfectly happy to buy things for DSS, and when he's with us he benefits from being in a 2-income-household, but I would rather leave my job and claim dole money than give a single penny to the ex. I work damn hard in a very full time job, and I'm not prepared to subsidise her decision to stay at home breeding. Sorry!

Is it me or do wen ppl split y do xp think they have a right to ask for any money from a np support the dc i c that but supporting the xp aswell?? But shud a xh or xw for his or her xp for the rest of their life i do not think so.....

Likewise need.

No, the CSA take the NRP's (usually dad's) income alone. The reverse could work by analogy- ie. if ExP/W moves in with a millionaire why should NRP pay anything at all?

Also remember that they should deduct a proportion if you have them overnight. Two nights a week = 2/7ths off, if that makes sense.

As my DH puts it - he provides the bread, I provide the jam.

A new partner's income is only included in the assessment for cases which were opened before 2003 and on the CSA1 system.