Court date for maintanence

Irish1990

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TonyStark

Irish1990 wrote: »

Hi I am writing this post as my head is melted.. I have recently got a job,
I get paid 250-260 euro a week
My bills are 220 euro a week
I then give my ex 20 euro maintanence for our daughter which leaves me with 20 euro a week.i am still looking for a second job and I am still getting emergency taxed so have not been up to date with my bills but will obviously backdate everything when my tax comes in within the next week or 2.. But my ex has decided to bring me to court for more money, surely with my outgoings I cannot be told to give more? I am looking for a second job and obviously want to give as much as I can but I am struggling as it is can any1 help me and tell me how much I can give with my income 250-260 a week and out goings 220 before maintanence

I don't think anyone can offer any advice when it comes to going to court on this.

I would have thought 20 quid a week would seem pretty low in terms of a contribution for looking after your child. It's not even 10% of your income, not even close. You need to look at your bills and cutting them back.

In terms of income and expenditure there are a lot of people struggling with bills for childcare in the region of 1500 a month with combined gross salaries of 5k let's just say. So that's 30% of their income without bills been taken into consideration for feeding and clothing the child.

My point is for a lot of people their bills aren't used to as an excuse to take away from their responsibilities.In fact bills wait. Sorry if it seems harsh my take on your situation is cut your bills further.

Irish1990

TonyStark wrote: »

I don't think anyone can offer any advice when it comes to going to court on this.

I would have thought 20 quid a week would seem pretty low in terms of a contribution for looking after your child. It's not even 10% of your income, not even close. You need to look at your bills and cutting them back.

In terms of income and expenditure there are a lot of people struggling with bills for childcare in the region of 1500 a month with combined gross salaries of 5k let's just say. So that's 30% of their income without bills been taken into consideration for feeding and clothing the child.

My point is for a lot of people their bills aren't used to as an excuse to take away from their responsibilities.In fact bills wait. Sorry if it seems harsh my take on your situation is cut your bills further.

Well if I could lower my bills I wouldn't be asking to know if people were in a similar situation would I? Rent doesn't wait, electricity doesn't wait, gas doesn't wait, I can't ask my bus driver for a tab.. Thanks for your opinion but I'm asking for people who know things about the situation I am in

Teacup2014

Irish1990 wrote: »

Well if I could lower my bills I wouldn't be asking to know if people were in a similar situation would I? Rent doesn't wait, electricity doesn't wait, gas doesn't wait, I can't ask my bus driver for a tab.. Thanks for your opinion but I'm asking for people who know things about the situation I am in

Your income seems very little if you are working, can you get a second job? I've been in and out of Family Law courts and a lot comes down to judge.

In your reply to Tony Stark, I think you need to re-read your own comment and put the words "my child can't wait" as your first point, your child needs a roof over their head, food, heat, a pram etc. and is at this stage incapable of providing this for themselves, so depends on BOTH parents, man up!

lifeandtimes

I have to agree with other posters,your child comes first and as a parent you shouldn't be thinking of yourself first even in this situation.

In saying that 260 euro a week isnt a lot,are you working part time? if so are you entitled to other benefits from the state that would then mean you can contribute more to your child?

If not and you are working full time at 37.5 hours a week i think you are being under paid and will need to speak to your employer

All i know regarding court is the most a judge can order someone pay and im taking maximum regardless of what they are paid is 150 a week.However certain things are taken into account including rent,food and other necessities but things like loans,phone bills etc...these things are not considered but what i would say is keep receipts to prove how much you spend on food(obviously not things like beer and such) and such and this will give the judge all the right information to make an informed decision

I personally am working full time and pay 300 EUR a month for my daughter which would be the average i think.

ElleEm

I echo what the other posters are saying about your child taking priority over everything else.
You said you just recently got the job- how did you manage to cover €220 per week bills and your maintenence before this? A judge will look at your income and outgoings but their job (and yours) is to ensure there are proper provisions made for your kid.
You should look at your spending and reduce things that are not necessary. Have a look at the MABS website. If you have loans, they could help you organise your payment plans better to allow you to properly pay towards your child. Twenty quid a week is pitiful.