Hello, I’m trying to help a friend whom is in a great deal of stress and looking for advice. He has 2 children with his ex (they separated 2 years ago). They have a parenting plan in place which is a 40% / 60% care arrangement (he being 40%). They have an agreement on the amount of child support he pays (included in their Parenting Plan), which is above what the CSA estimated amount should be but not a great deal and he pays school fees, all extra curricula activities and clothes etc. His ex is trying to force him into a 50/50 care arrangement (due to her having a new baby with her new partner and wanting more time with them) which he cannot commit to for work reasons and so she has now resorted to blackmail stating she won’t agree to a divorce until he agrees to her demands.
Furthermore, she has asked CSA to take over payments even tho they still have the Parenting Plan in place. Given she is currently on maternity leave her income is showing to be very little and therefore the estimate from the CSA is a crazy amount which he cannot afford. She lives with her very wealthy partner in her million dollar home and is not short of money/support, she’s merely doing this to force him to agree to her demands which unfortunately is not an option. Whilst he feels going through CSA is a good idea, my questions are as follows:
Is he legally obligated to make up the deficit of her salary while she is on maternity leave being fully supported by a very wealthy partner?
Also, she’s looking to go back to work part time which will raise his child support amount indefinitely, when (if ever) is the new partner/babies fathers income taken into consideration?
Does the CSA look at entire “home income” as opposed to “single parent” income?
If anyone has any experience with a similar situation we’d be very grateful for any advice.
FYI, She earns $50k “full time equivalent” and he earns $70k and the children are 10 an 15.
Appreciate any feedback and thanks in advance.
Lisa
Furthermore, she has asked CSA to take over payments even tho they still have the Parenting Plan in place. Given she is currently on maternity leave her income is showing to be very little and therefore the estimate from the CSA is a crazy amount which he cannot afford. She lives with her very wealthy partner in her million dollar home and is not short of money/support, she’s merely doing this to force him to agree to her demands which unfortunately is not an option. Whilst he feels going through CSA is a good idea, my questions are as follows:
Is he legally obligated to make up the deficit of her salary while she is on maternity leave being fully supported by a very wealthy partner?
Also, she’s looking to go back to work part time which will raise his child support amount indefinitely, when (if ever) is the new partner/babies fathers income taken into consideration?
Does the CSA look at entire “home income” as opposed to “single parent” income?
If anyone has any experience with a similar situation we’d be very grateful for any advice.
FYI, She earns $50k “full time equivalent” and he earns $70k and the children are 10 an 15.
Appreciate any feedback and thanks in advance.
Lisa