Re:child tax credit

everyone gets a raw deal. In some cases it's men, some it's women but mainly it's the kids.

hiya,

you say 'lads' couldn't you claim for one them and she claim for the other?

Just a thought though, isn't it a 'top up'? if you claimed you may not get as much as your ex if she worked pt.

try the online calculator, google tax credits and use the gov.com site calculator to see how much you would recieve if you claimed for one of your boys.

Another thought, if you don't pay CSA atm is it because she thinks she gets enough from the system, so if you claimed and cut her income she may come after you through CSA.

I would take the advise of keeping receipts ect. I separated in 2005, and have kept diaries and receipts ever since I could tell you in a second how many nights my ex had our kids in a year, how many times he cancelled, and how many times my mother in law has had them instead at my expense.
It's not all negative stuff, but it's about protecting yourself iif she does decide to make a claim.

xx

allready raised the subject of me claining for one of the children ,got some very unvieled threats back ,actualy have a girl and 2 boys .just seems from personal experience that the men who care an want to be a large part of thier childrens lives get pulled to pieces by blackmailing women. iam sure their is some horible men out there ,but i feel that to much credence and power is put in the hands of awomen who no longer wants to be with her husband.how can it be right that a father has to ask to see his own children and have that right just taken as a sick kind of puishment

People tend to make threats when they feel backed into a corner or they are angry. Anger isn't unusual when relationships breakdown. Often anger is a secondary emotion to primary feelings of hurt and fear. The most common threats are to take the children off each other or withhold finances.

Fathers are at a disadvantage because of working practices. Most men (about 90%) with dependent children work in full time inflexible jobs, and fathers work longer hours than any other group of men. On the other hand, most women with dependent children don't work or work in lower paid part and/or flexible jobs to fit around commitments to children. The biggest obstacle to shared care 50:50 after parents separate is the absence of shared care 50:50 before separation. See;

http://www.dad.info/work/can-you-share-work-and-kids-in-the-u k/


You can claim CB for one of your children and if your ex disagrees the DWP will carry out an investigation. They will check the address the child is registered with school and GP etc. If you work 40- 50 hours a week there might be a problem establishing that you are providing equal day to day care unless your ex also works long full time hours.

The current rules are set out in r8, Part III, Child Support (Maintenance Calculations and Special Cases) Regulations 2000

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/155/part/III/made

If you have a court order for shared residence and you have them 50% of the time, then you can make a claim for the child benefit of the child/ren. They will investigate by contacting the other parent and if there are two children then they can recommend that one cb go to one, and the other cb go to the other parent. That will also open the door to the tax credits for you. If you are unsuccessful then you can still appeal. In theory, you can then apply for maintenence from her for the one child that you receive benefit for, and she you