Calculating the Child Support income percentage
one child 18%
two children 24% three children 27%
What should child maintenance be paid?
Child maintenance covers the cost of the everyday care of the child, such as
food, clothes, and housing
. Expenses such as school fees do not fall under child maintenance – parents who are getting a divorce can make a “Family Based Arrangement” to deal with costs like this.
Do I have to pay more than child maintenance?
Yes, you are not obliged to pay anything more than your child maintenance sum
. I would however encourage you to consider any requests on a case by case basis. Ultimately the money is to pay for your child and so you may want to pay a little extra on one-off occasions so that your child doesn't go without.
Do I have to pay child maintenance if it's 50 50 custody?
If you have shared care for at least 52 nights a year, you don't need to pay any child maintenance
.
Do I still pay child maintenance if my ex remarries?
The answer is no.
When parents divorce, the absent parent (“paying parent”) is obliged by law to pay child maintenance to the parent caring for the child (“receiving parent”)
.
How much do you get on sole parent benefit NZ?
| Category Net weekly rate (after tax at “M”) Special Benefit standard costs | Solo parent, 16 to 17 years, living with or supported by parents who earn less than the Family Tax Credit threshold $208.60 Note 1 | Solo parent, 16 to 19 years $386.78 Note 1 | Couple with 1 or more children (total) $441.30 Note 1 |
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How can I avoid paying child support NZ?
- Turns 19;
- Moves out of home and is self-supporting;
- Starts working at least 30 hours per week;
- Starts receiving a benefit or student allowance;
- Starts living in a de facto relationship, gets married or enters a civil union.
When can you stop paying child support NZ?
Child support stops when the child: goes to live with someone else who is not a parent and has not applied for child support.
turns 18 or if they stay in school after they turn 18 – 31 December of the year they turned 18
.
What can be deducted from child maintenance?
- the cost of keeping in regular contact with the child or children you pay child maintenance for – for example, the cost of fuel to travel between your home and the child's home.
- costs to support children who live with you if they have a disability or a long-term illness.
Who is the paying parent for child maintenance?
Child maintenance is money to help pay for your child's living costs. It's paid by
the parent who doesn't usually live with the child
to the person who has most day-to-day care of the child.
What happens if I can't afford to pay child maintenance?
The consequences can be severe. If you miss payments,
the CMS have the power to deduct arrears and ongoing payments straight from your earnings or bank account
. They have a wide range of other powers and, as a last resort, you could face prison if you refuse to pay.
Do I have to pay child maintenance if I'm not on the birth certificate?
If an unwed father is not listed on the birth certificate, he has no legal rights to the child. This includes
no obligation to paying child support
and no rights to visitation to custody or child support. If no father is listed on the birth certificate, the mother has sole legal rights and responsibility of the child.
Does child maintenance affect tax credits?
Receiving parent on benefits
If you are a receiving parent and get any social security benefits, you will be able to keep all child maintenance paid as it does not affect any of the benefits you claim.
It will also not affect any housing benefit or tax credits awards you receive
.
Is childcare included in child maintenance?
Usually maintenance is a contribution to costs for the parent with the main care of children, made by the non-resident parent. There are no rules for this;
sometimes two people may agree a weekly or monthly cash payment into a bank account and others might agree regular payment of a particular cost such as childcare
.
If both parents equally share the care of the children, then neither parent will make child maintenance payments or be responsible for child support arrangements
.
Does child maintenance cover swimming lessons?
As well as the bare necessities,
child maintenance can cover
; childcare. activities like swimming lessons.
Do child maintenance take debts into account?
Any Child maintenance payment you make, weekly or monthly, will have been taken into account on your essential budget
before working out what payments you can afford to your debt solution.
Does marriage affect child maintenance?
Whether or not you have remarried, or your ex-partner has remarried,
does not affect the obligation to continue paying child maintenance
.
Do I have to pay half the mortgage and child maintenance?
Married:
If you are married to the child's parent then it does not matter who owns the family home
. If the child support does not cover the mortgage payments and household bills, your ex-spouse could apply for spousal maintenance.
How far back can child maintenance be backdated?
If an application is made with the CSA, your responsibility to pay will start from around the time the CSA contact you.
If the child's mother had previously opened a case fifteen years ago with the CSA then they may be backdated payments owed
.
How much is single mother benefits NZ?
If you're a sole parent, you can earn
up to $160 a week before tax
, before your benefit is affected.
How much can a single mum earn before it affects my?
If you're single, you can get a part payment if you earn
less than $2158.85 gross income a fortnight
. If you have more than one child, this increases by $24.60 per child. Your payment will be reduced by 40 cents for every $ you earn over this amount.
How much is the pension for a single person in NZ?
| Standard NZ Super Rates (for tax code M) | Qualifying as Weekly rate Annual rate | Single: living alone $463 $24,073 | Single: sharing $427 $22,221 | Married, civil union or de facto couple: one partner qualifies (and the other is not included) $356 $18,518 |
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What is the maximum child support in New Zealand?
Step 1 – The before-tax annual income of the liable parent is calculated. The maximum annual income for child support purposes is
$120,463
.
Do you still pay child support after child turns 18?
The child maintenance endpoint is the age of 18 or when the child finishes their A-levels. Nonetheless, even though
there is an agreement that financial support stops later, this does not cover university education
.
Does child support cover school fees NZ?
While child support payments are made to support the child, the custodial parent can decide how that money is best spent.
The payments do not have to be used on specific child-related costs like clothes and school fees
. Basic living expenses like rent, power, food, and petrol are all necessary as well.
