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djblyth
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21 Jan 14 #419740 by djblyth

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Hi
I am paying maintenance for two children that live with my ex wife.
I will be moving in with my new partner and her two children for which she receives maintenance from her ex-husband.

When using the cmoptions site to calculate maintenance. I don''t know how to answer the question about whether I have other children living with me.

They are not my children and i don''t officially have responsibility for them, but my moving in will cause my new partner to lose her child benefit, so I feel that there is an implicit responsibility there.
If I answer the question as "2" the site suggests I pay less to my ex wife, by about 80 pounds per month!

maisymoos
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21 Jan 14 #419743 by maisymoos

Reply from maisymoos

Yes if there are other children in the household in which you live (even if they are not yours) the CMS will make a deduction.

Child Maintenance Options
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22 Jan 14 #419849 by Child Maintenance Options

Reply from Child Maintenance Options

Hi djblyth

Thanks for your post, I am William the child maintenance Options consultant. Maisymoos is corrected. The Child Maintenance Service take any other children that live in the paying parent’s household into account when calculating maintenance. Therefore, your new partner’s children will be taken into account as they will be living with you.

To find out more about all the options available for maintenance and how Child Maintenance Options can help you visit www.cmoptions.org or call us free on 0800 988 0988 between 8am and 8pm Monday to Friday or 9am and 4pm on Saturday.

Thanks
William

djblyth
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23 Jan 14 #419877 by djblyth

Reply from djblyth

Thanks to everyone that answered my question

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