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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to begin lobbying for change? 1) The notion of PWC and Non-Resident Parent as the only circumstance that can exist is out of date.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
Hi cheers
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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…
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CSA help
can anyone advise ,I have been paying CSA for some years and have now remarried my wife is a full time student with no income....does this make her a dependant ? I have had small discussion reference this with CSA on phone and was told be careful as the CSA claim is for house hold so when my wife qualifies we will be…
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Do student loans/grants/bursaries count as income?
My ex husband gave up work to be a full time uni student. I gather he lives off loans/grants/bursaries - are they classed as income that he'd had to pay something towards his daughter. I've received nothing for 2 years now, my tax credits have been cut and I'm struggling. He also rents his house out but tells me the rent…
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CMS & Pension contributions
Hoping someone can help. Paying parent been assessed as a new case with CMS on 2013-2014 tax year - worked full time. Was made redundant and subsequently has been in a part-time job for 10 months. The gross weekly income (before pension/NI/tax deductions) from this part-time job is 24.7% less than his previous wage. He…
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Advice to parents paying by direct pay
Hi this may or may not be useful to NRP's paying by direct pay but thought i'd post it just in case it can help anyone. I have recently made my first direct pay payment and realised that my ex partners name showed up on my bank statement which is a bit of a kick in the teeth to my wife who often deals with our banking…
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Child support ending when child goes to university
I have read various posts about when a child leaves further education and goes to university, what I cannot find is what actually happens at the ending point. My son is now 18, will be 19 at the end of October. He will be starting university this September. My payment is due on the first of every month. Somebody on here…
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Child tax credits?.
Can anyone please help me. My son and his wife both work and pay huge amounts £51 per day child care yet have been told there isn't any help for the first child is this correct. They don't earn over £41,000. It is so confusing. Is there anything else they can get help with? Can anyone help clarify this please. Many thanks
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Any experience since REMO's were transferred to Bury St Edmunds?
I applied to have the REMO enforced and to have some help collecting the arrears 2 years ago <sobs> and since everything was transferred to Bury St Edmunds in June last year I've heard very little. I can never get through to them on the phone, and it's taking them a month to reply to any emails. The order expired in April…
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What happens in the 'gap' between CSA case ending and CMS case starting?
I am the paying parent and the CSA case ends in a couple of weeks. CMS told me on the phone that they start to set up the new CMS direct pay after the CSA case is closed, and this can take up to six weeks. Does anyone have experience of what happens during this gap? Do I accrue arrears which I then clear when the new CMS…
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Child Support....my idea
BEFORE you shoot me down bear 2 things in mind: 1. I am speaking only from my own experience 2. It's late and I've had a few Bushmills (I don't have much money but standards must be maintained) Long story short: Female partner abandoned 1 year old and me in dire financial straits; i applied for and granted residency, since…
