If he pays 85 for the other child why can’t be match that- has he given a reason? It would seem the fairest
you need to put down what are your sons expenses, think of everything, then school stuff and extra curricular. when you get your total minus childrens allowance and divide by 2. It would be worth applying for court ordered maintenance. It shouldn't matter whether he has access or not. he still has a responsibility
So what typically might be offered -based on the scenario presented ?
Child maintenance is based on both parents income and expenditure.
Yep, the law wants both parents to end up with around the same disposable income. Seems reasonable although there is still an overhang from the time when women didn't work outside the home and, rightly, had to be protected more. There is also an overhang from the time when fathers were far less hands-on so the assumption is still there that the children would be better off with their mother. If anyone thinks otherwise consider that the marriage equality referendum was the first time that unmarried fathers were given automatic rights to their children. Until then they had to go to court to establish those rights.@Purple - interestingly enough, the law in this country agrees with you.