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How much?
Hi, My ex works 5 hours a week. He is not claiming any benefits as he had 113 k in inheritance last year and 25k from the family house sale. He has the children two nights a week and pays £55 a per total for 4 children. I'm a single parent, three of the children have Autism so I'm a full time carer. I pay for everything…
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Ex using csa after refusing payments and access to child
Ok i really need advise me and my x split up 9 years ago but ive always had contact with my son gave my ex money which we agreed upon over bank transfers cash in hand etc etc ive always brought my son presents and clothes and anything else he needs but me and my ex had a massive argument over text messaging 3 months ago…
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Pension advice
Hey up folks, hope you can assist me with this. Am having to take ill health retirement due to injury,I am no longer able to do my job. I will get a lump sum & a monthly payment from my work pension. I have 2 boys I pay for to different mothers (never married to either). What will the agency be able to take from me? I am…
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Csa arrears
CMS not csa �� Sorry Just wondering if someones is able to give me a bit of advice as i feel like im hitting a brick wall Other parent is self employed and does a lot of cash work so award is nothing like it should be . Other parent consistantly misses payments and arrears just seem to be climbing higher and…
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CSA and pension lump sum
I have been paying for my daughter which were taken from my wages by CSA for the last 10yrs.. I have now retired and only on a small pension so only now pay £5 a week. CSA now say there may be arrears and will let me know once they have done a investigation. I do not see how I can owe anything as I have paid every month. I…
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Question about moving to CMS system
Bit of a sticky situation here. My partner was raped by his girlfriend a few years ago, which resulted in the birth of a child. Due to the traumatic circumstances he moved away from the area and has no contact with the mother or child. There was no legal action taken because the circumstances make it very difficult to…
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CSA backdated
My ex partner and I split up in 2009. We have a daughter who was aged 14 at the time my ex was not contributing towards her upkeep. So around Twelve months later I contacted the CSA who decided that he should pay 19.00 per week. He has not paid anything since that date. She went to college after leaving school and is now…
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squabbling parents!!!
Hi All, This is a bit of a weird one but wondering if I could have some help... I had a phone call from my mother last night advising me that she had received a letter from the CSA advising her that they are moving to a new system and following recalculations, she owes my father £3600 for when I lived with him. This…
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Is there a rule of CSA that revokes Section 9 of the Limitation Act
Hi All, newbie here. I used to have a CSA case back in the 1990’s until 2003 when I accepted a contract overseas. I have no contact with PWC. I informed the CSA and gave them my new employers details, the CSA telephoned them and all looked good. I had already lost contact with my 2 children. I met someone and we have…
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Paying over cms calculations. Any repercussions?
After nearly 6 months my ex finally responded to the CMS and they have now sent through their calculations etc. Ex only has a cash account and cannot create a standing order or DD from it so is paying direct into my account every Friday. Far from ideal. He is also rounding up the calculation to the nearest pound. Would…
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CSA "Assessment" Minefield?
Hi guys. So to keep it brief here are the facts. CSA process began June 2015 (always paid maintenance before that). Valuation was based off of my income for the 2014-2015 tax year. CSA says they received information from HMRC that my income was 24k. This was fine. Come June 2016 this year they have STILL listed my income…
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Suggesting changes to CMS and ideas how to instigate change?
Hi I have these distinct problems with the CMS (CSA) service. Do you agree, and if you don't, why? Lastly, does anyone have any good ideas as to where to begin lobbying for change? 1) The notion of PWC and Non-Resident Parent as the only circumstance that can exist is out of date. I have my children 170 nights a year, and…
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Is this right?!
Hi, me and my sons mother split up about 2 years ago. Straight away I paid maintenance and have done ever since. I have him 175 nights a year, with the ocasional extra few days when the ex asks due to emergencys, plans etc. I am a single parent, with my own house, bills to pay etc and I also buy him clothes and other…
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CSA Calculator on GOV website wrong?
The CSA makes this part of their calculation (pasted verbatum from https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-child-maintenance ): On average, how many nights a year do the children stay over with you? Less than 52 (less than once a week) 52 to 103 (1 to 2 nights a week) 104 to 155 (2 to 3 nights a week) 156 to 174 (approx. 3…
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Advice please
My daughter has been on working visas in NZ and OZ for the past two years she is coming back to the UK and doesn't have a job. She is coming back home can she get benefits? She is registered at home and was born in the UK. She has always worked in the UK from the age of 16 and decided to have adventures and saved and paid…
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163 nights a year + Shared Care Arrangement = CSA payment
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How do i know
hi there. CSA is coming to a close and a private agreement will be set up (i hope). Please can someone guide me in the right direction on how i would find out on my childs education status as the Ex and I are not talking and this information would not be given to me by her. As a NRP, am i entitled to contact CB to ask for…
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Need Advice / Pointers
Hi. New to this forum. I've been paying child support for may years to the "parent with care" (under the old 1993 system) and my daughter, now 18, will be starting a 2 year diploma course. Obviously, this is still only further education and therefore payments continue. The course starts in October which is incidentally…
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CSA closed years ago now letter re £2.5k debt
Well been here many years ago Csa said we owed pwc £34,000 got LO, then charge on house for this figure before we then appealed at Tribunal were successful in proving CSA made huge calculations errors in our case - so final correct calculation was £2.5k. Over a period we then paid this off, cash at HSBC bank via CSA…
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Ombudsman help.
Hi. To cut a very long story very short, I have had an ongoing case/appeal with the CSA since 2002/03. (seriously) They assessed me wrongly right at the beginning and I appealed immediately ( within a week). Since then the CSA continually denied that I had appealed. At some point in 2012 they accidentally sent me a copy of…
