what to pay............my ex hubby is from the uk and we have 3 kids.
new hubby is also paying for 2 kids in the uk so we are on both ends of the court maintenance system.
ex earns (or said he did!) £2,300 net a month.
he was ordered to pay E825 per month. e63 per child per week. on 2300 sterling per month.
I found the court to be quite informal and as he is a police chief inspector his pay details are easily available on the internet, where is clearly states he earns £500 more than he declared.
however the Judge did not insist on seeing any p60/payslip and took his word for it.
ex later brought me back to court trying to reduce maintenance, this time I spoke up and asked judge to see his payslips, which he in turn did and thus proved he had lied the first time around, but this situation ONLY arose as his pay details were in the public domain.
courts took a means statment from me, which included all of my income/child benefits etc and listed every child expense and living expense I did not have to prove the expenses stated even though I had diligently prepared everything and had gone to court with receipts fr everything
I wasnt very happy with e63 per child per week, but with the adverse exchange rate I now feel sorry for my ex in that he is paying an inflated amount.
I would strongly advise you take into the court a calculator, pen/paper etc and not be rushed.
stand your ground and query absolutley anything you arent happy with, ask for proof if you arent happy with the cost of nappies/food clothes etc.
You can always apply for a re hearing in the higher court up if u arent happy. you have 14 days to do so.
re your savings neither my ex nor myself had to produce bank statments mortgage statements p60s etc........we just stood on oath and declared the answer to any q's we were asked by each other and also the judge.
they will not investigate your savings..........nor delve into your bank accounts , if anything both my ex and myself went to court because neither of us could agree anymore what was a fair amount, yet we both left the court room feeling the the judge hadnt really given the case his full attention.
the uk child support website has a calculator on it for your info, ireland doesnt differ too much in the amounts paid out.
hope that helps
marie