Someone sounds mighly jealous to me. Disney trips, house bought in cash, bigger house versus 2 bed, in pricer town. I'd guess that's at the root of this.
Child maintenance is based on both parents income.
It is not based on the "costs" of the child.
I was being rhetorical. I agree with you.Why are you quoting me!?
Yet we have posters saying the Father involved shouldn't be having more children while simultaneously handing out money to the Mother who has 400K cash to buy houses, jets of to Disneyland on a whim etc but at the same time misrepresents underwear as educational expenses?
Ah look people - this is getting out of hand. He could afford another child at the time. The ex came after him AFTER the new sibling arrived. he always wanted a family - the new partner and her income was not asked for as far as I know - she owns her own home. The new partner earns half his income and pays 50/50 because from what I gather - she is decent. Bronte - we know the ex lied - you just need to take that as a given and treat my post as such. Cash came from a sale of one of her houses, and partly from a squirreled away inheritances. She also has another house and land. The income of ex 'girlfriend' is not spent on the house as she bought for cash. Lads - if you knew this man - you'd change your mind. I can't give all the figures out publicly - but I know this chap and he's as straight as they come and one positive is that the siblings are mad about each other - so that's one good thing for them in the future when the parents dead and gone. Thirsty that's a good idea to agree annual educational estimates - I can't see her agreeing to it though. She refused for years to share the child's clothes - he would be dropped off at the fathers in a t-shirt and jeans, no jackets, no sports gear - he'd then have to go off and buy uniforms, helmets, hockey sticks, everything on the double, even school books/bag etc
@Lone Star How can you 'like' that post?"There is NO childcare"
So the child is left alone to wash, dress, get themself to school, do homework, cook meals, shopping, go to dentist etc., with no adult care or supervision?
exactly - that's childcare, and its 24 hour childcare. Even if the child is old enough to be left alone for a time, the resident parent is still responsible.The mother and father obvs look after him
You can pm me the figures if you want. And what figures the judge based it on. But it would be beneficial to others if we could understand how the courts are working these things out.Bronte I'll have to PM you the info. Judge nor solicitors wanted to know anything about the new partner's income (They're not married yet) - only relevant aspect considered was We'll call him Ed - was Ed's outgoings for the new child. I've seen the last paragraph in action - one weekend we were all heading off to a sports camp event we'll call it - my son's similar age - the child arrived close to bare!
@Lone Star How can you 'like' that post?
This is getting sillier by the minute.
Of course the new partner's income isn't considered - you can't be dating someone and discover the next month that you are considered to have a financial responsibility for their child.
When my husband travelled extensively for business there was no paid babysitter or childminder. So clearly he as joint parent was doing an equal share of the looking after while he was in the US or China. And it was just as cost free as my equal childminding.Bronte, just read your earlier post - No jealousy at all - he's glad to be rid of her. The father is happy that she finally bought a decent house. He bought a house straight away for the son and himself after the split. Thirsty - No childcare as in no paid babysitter or childminder (the mother and father obvs look after him) Mother leaves him alone in the house though.