This really p*sses me right off - my children are under my roof 85% of the time and yet this only represents 74% of the cost of raising them.
Since the new formula kicked in on July 1st my child support has dropped 40% and on August 1st, it drops another 16% - since when has raising kids got 56% cheaper ?
I have no grounds to appeal against it, the EX works in a factory and does not earn a great deal, but it's over 3 times what I earn casually.
To compound this, and this part has nothing to do with any government agency - the knobhead lives in a house owned by his parents and pays $130 week rent and had the gaul to ask me for $20 the other week for petrol.
I should dob his parents in, they don't declare that money for tax purposes.
Oh you poor thing I don't know anything about child support ut that does sound really unfair. It's a lot to have to drop by. Do you get anything else from the government to make up for it? ie you get less from him but mre from them?
aww i feel for you,
for 3 years i have received nothing for my son bar from around 170 once ff payment. yet the government takes into account i would be getting $$$$$$ is that person was paying. BUT HE IS NOT! blinkin pathetic and now the is rate is 5 -6 dollars a week give or take a few cents. Pathetic. Seriously can any f you bring up a 3 year old on 6 dollars a week? and i have 100% care.
I so hear ya im sorry wish i could fix it for all parents!
The government seriously has no idea sometimes!! I'm sorry what you should!!
And yes, please dob in his parents. I'm not being vindictive but everyone needs to play their part in the Australian society and unfortuately that means taxs etc. It means you also get to enjoy the perks of being in a free democracy. Geez, that sounded sanctimonious but I am sick of so many people not doing what is "right" but expecting all the benefits **sorry, vent over! Sister issues**
Last edited by Chocaholic; July 15th, 2008 at 09:40 AM.
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Hi Barbie-up
Sorry to hear that your payments have goe down... why are they going down again as of Aug 1st???
I agree that the system is often very unfair, but we are on the other side of the fence, where DH is paying for DSS... the old system did not take into account the fact that we had him abut 25% of the time (we would have him more if she would let us) and he was paying 38% of his wage (you are only meant to pay 18% - which was very unfair...) so it is better for us... but we also contribute more to DSS costs of leaving like hair cuts etc etc.... anyway this is not about us
Men often take way too much advantage, when was your last assessment? did he decare what he was paying in rent on that? maybe you could ask for a change in assessment based on the fact that you believe he could contibute more... does he do tax returns?
Do you get on well with his parents? would dobbing them in hurt them finacially? do they see your kids and would this affect their relationship.
Sorry, i do feel for you, but i also see the other side too due to our situation... I dont think that your reduction is fair though
the formula they use now should, theoretically, work to the benefit of the child - as much as it doesn't seem fair (and don't shoot me - i'm talking THEORY here!) - for a parent that has their child between 14 and 34% of the time, they get a reduction in child support of 24% - so basically they government is saying that, no matter where they fall in that bracket - it costs the same for their access - they still need to have beds, they still need to have a place with room for them to sleep etc. they also take the income of both parents into account now, rather than just paying a percentage of the paying parents income... also, anyone that has their child more than 65% of the time no receives 100% of the ftb entitlement for that child.
there has been a LOT of research (we're talking 3 years plus), and the aim was to work things out to the benefit of the children - and yes, there are cases such as those listed here where there will be financial hardship to one parent or the other - but ultimately, this is balancing the finances for the child a hell of a lot more than it was before
New child support formula - vent :-/
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I don't know anything about child support ut that does sound really unfair. It's a lot to have to drop by. Do you get anything else from the government to make up for it? ie you get less from him but mre from them?
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