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CSA Example Opting out Letter
Hello Would anyone be able to help in an Example opting out letter to stop using the CSA? Has anyone done this themselves? Any Help Much Appreciated
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Unaffordable child support payments
My children were placed with my ex-partner following my suicide attempt earlier this year. Since then, I have made payments to support them. My ex contacted the CMS and said I was not paying. I have demonstrated that I have paid (but last payment now was in August as they became unaffordable, I have explained this to the…
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Advice about CMS
My husband is due to move over to the new CMS. He has always paid CM via CSA, and has never missed a payment. He is happy to pay via direct pay, as he and and his ex are not on speaking terms, however she is insisting that he is put on collect and pay, as it will mean he'll have to pay fees every month. Can this happen, or…
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Csa and education at 19
My son may enrol for college in Sept. He will be 19. Will I still be able to claim csa? He is working 30 hours at the moment
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Child maintenance question
My child wants to start college after Christmas. He is 18. My ex paid csa1 until our son left school when it stopped. Will I need to start a new assessment when my son starts college? My ex is now self employed and running a limited company? What powers have the child maintenance service got to look at his salary? Will…
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Unpaid child support
My mum and dad have been divorced for over 15 years. My dad has never formally paid any child support. It was in the divorce settlement that a) the house would be signed over to my mum to cover the support of her b) £200 per child a month He has got out of paying this, simply by saying he doesn't earn enough. He isn't in…
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Csa help
I have received letter stating I owe £1800 in arrears and must start paying £25 per week . I have always paid csa and when I started new job in Jan 2014 I got in touch with csa to change payment and they said they would get in touch with ex (she was getting payment for two children but we found out I overpaid as she had…
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Probably daft question
I have no idea how maintenance is worked out but my son has told me that he pays maintanence for his child on his gross income and not his net income, as I said it's probably a daft question but is that right. I've had a look around the internet but most of what I'm reading makes absolutely no sense to me. Just to say my…
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CMS and Capital Gain
Hello, I just had a chat with my ex and she informed me that she open a case with the CMS for me to pay maintenance. I have been paying it; however, she says that without the CMS letter that my payments are not counted towards her income and do not help help to have a new mortgage. (is that true?) As I understand the CMS…
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Child maintenance for child over 18?
Can anyone give advice for a situation we are in where the child is over 18 please? Thank you
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DWP Compliance Officer Interview
I have been asked to attend a interview regarding a query for the tax year 2013/14 and all i can think of is that my savings must be more than the limit witch i always thought was 10/000 but now i have looked into this and its 6/000 i have made a genuine mistake and have read some real horror stories what may happen to me…
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Liability Order Help
My hubby (the NRP) has just received a letter with ENFORCEMENT across the top, stating that the CSA are applying to a court for a liability order against him. This apparently covers the period between 11 May 2009 and 04 Mar 2012. As is customary, the court is as far from us as possible, although from other threads, i…
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Childcare voucher doubts
Dear All I am new to Child care vouchers. I am working for a small organization and I am higher tax payer. My wife will start her new work next month and she will be a basic tax payer. Both of our company never provided child care vouchers so far to their employees. WE will send our 3 years old child to nursery soon. I…
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PWC failed to inform CSA of change
My liabilty ended in September but I wasn't informed until December following my querying when the case would end. Presumably this was because the PWC failed to tell the CSA that the child was no longer in FTE and no longer qualified for child benefit as required to do. As the CSA carried on collecting my DD for the period…
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How to work out maintenance due when ex has other children
Can anyone tell me how the payments are worked out when an ex has other children. In this case there are 2 children and ex has been living abroad where he has remarried and had another 3 children. Now having returned to live in the UK the payments for the first 2 children will reduce but can anyone advise how they work out…
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advise please for a relative with arrears
A close relative of mine, who has fallen on hard times, and was just beginning to get himself out of debt, having found a job has just been contacted by the CSA who have taken upwards of £400 at source from his salary, for arrears and ongoing maintenance for his son (18) in full time education. Whilst he has no qualms…
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should I pay maintance when have kids
Having the kids for half term I asked if I could have a weeks maintance off so I can spend it on the kids, she said no im not entitle to it and if we going through CSA, I would still have to pay it. People I know in similar situations usually have the money when they have the kids to spend on them. So far I just had to get…
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Age that Child Maintenence stops
CSA is payable until the August after their 19th Birthday... What happens if their birthday is in August do you have to pay until the following August or on the first week of September following their 19th birthday? Gutted for my daughter, she has just failed all her GCSE's, she works on a Saturday in a hair salon and they…
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Ex has broke court order
Broke up with my ex 6 years ago was civil til he remarried and his attitude changed dramatically........he pays his basic maintenance of £400 a month still does to this day But as part of our divorce he was ordered to pay by the courts £66 extra a month to cover the kids lunches and to pay half of their school uniform…
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Work schemes to pay less CSA
I have full residency of my daughter and have had for 3 years. A few weeks ago I received a letter stating that the money my ex pays in CSA is to reduce by quite a lot as she's taken a pay cut. It turns out that she's tied her money up in a couple of Employee benefit schemes where she can pay quite a lot of her salary into…
