My husband & I have been separated since May & he is currently giving me £400 a month child maintenance for 1 child (he has another child so gives her mum the same). He also pays all her nursery, dance & swimming fees & let's me keep all the child tax credits which are £800 a month due to sky high childcare costs. In September DD goes to school & I have calculated that my tax credits will then be £100 a month. I earn £18500 after pension contributions & professional fees as I only work 3 days a week. He is self employed & has a turnover of approx £70k a year before personal & corporation tax & pension contributions & has minimal business expenses (a new laptop every couple of years & server fees & fuel/car costs as he works from home) We got back together in terms of a romantic relationship in August but are still living apart & apart from taking me out etc he is still paying the above. I am going to be in big trouble financially in September when my tax credits reduce. The house is mine & so he is not paying towards the mortgage costs.
Should I push for spousal maintenance & how much would apply? How do the new CSA rates affect child maintenance & is it worth asking them to assess him?
He was saying to begin with that we would live back together but that hasn't happened. Don't know what to do!!
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Spousal Maintenance & new child maintenance rates
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Midwife99 · 17/02/2013 18:56
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