Please can someone help me. My ex partner and I divorced a few years back, a court order was put in place which meant my monthly money should be be indexed linked and go up periodically. He has not adhered to this order and I do not have the funds to fight it. He currently pays a small monthly amount and we have joint care. I have requested that he takes it in turns with me to pay for after school clubs, milk etc. He has flatly refused and says I should pay it all and has said he will counter claim my child benefit.
I have now gone to the CSA they can check his earnings etc but if the tax office award him with the child benefit, the CSA will see him as the main parent with care and any maintenance will stop and so will the child benefit. I am currently a housewife with a young family. My current partner reaches above the earning threshold for the child benefit but is going to chose to pay the higher tax band so I will still receive the child benefit. The child concerned goes to school in my area etc. I feel like I don't have a leg to stand on! Thank you for reading this.
I have now gone to the CSA they can check his earnings etc but if the tax office award him with the child benefit, the CSA will see him as the main parent with care and any maintenance will stop and so will the child benefit. I am currently a housewife with a young family. My current partner reaches above the earning threshold for the child benefit but is going to chose to pay the higher tax band so I will still receive the child benefit. The child concerned goes to school in my area etc. I feel like I don't have a leg to stand on! Thank you for reading this.