u/BaronMason

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Child support question - kids parents deliberately losing job

I have been told by my 2 kids mother who I have a amicable split with custody 50/50 no complaints there, but she advised she is likely to lose her job due to excessive time off and is glad she will recieve more centrelink then she earns - great example to our 12 and 14 year old boys right?

Here income is under half of mine so I already pay a decent amount - no complaints at all, want my kids looked after at both houses(50/50 custody.)

With her decision not to work and she won't look for another job with her new partner has a 10 month old boy and I strongly suspect she is trying for another.

Just how much extra am I looking at paying? Does any sort of centrelink count as taxable income or am I assuming she is counted as zero income.

Father to the new child is long term unemployed and hasn't worked for years and clearly will not.

Just trying to get an idea of what my future looks like as like everyone else am pretty much week to week as is.

I pay all weekend sports, social outings, as I have them from Thurs-Mon in Vic if that makes a difference.

Edit - I just did a couple of calculators my income @ $101k hers at $0 and looked to be a 25% increase, it didn't factor in her new child though?

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u/BaronMason — 8 days ago