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Can CSA back date underpayment from me even if it was their fault?
Hi, I have had years of hassle from my ex and the CSA. I have always paid on time, never missed payments and when asks for reviews and information always do this swiftly. This includes 22 reassessment in 2013 and almost daily communication from them and us having to involve my MP for harassment. The ex has obviously asked…
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Eligible for medical exemption certificate
I would be grateful if anybody could help me for a friend. He is on 61 per week carers allowance and 53 per week for working tax credits. Would he be eligible for the medical exemption certificate? He is also self employed but business running at a loss hence why top up if tax credits. Thanks for any advice.
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CMO.......how long does it take???
Just thought id post my experience so far with CMO. I called them with my exes consent to make a claim for child support, he has a case open with his ex after me for their child. I decided after almost 6 years of being stubborn and struggling that I should get some support from him for our 2 children. I called them…
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Urgent help please CSA..
Hi, This is for a friend with three kids. Hubby is now refusing maintenance and has told her to go through csa. He says the take into account his debts and its now only done on his disposable income left over. Is that true?
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help,, what am I actually intitled to
Hi, I am the father of twin girls nearly 3yrs old. I pay maintenance through the csa and my children have now started to stay with me for weekends etc. In short around 57 nights a year. I would like to know other than a csa allowance what other help am I entitled to finacially. I work full time earning around 18k and am…
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What does the child support letter say?
What does the first letter from the child maintenance agency say when a claim is made against you? Me and my ex partners family based arrangement is not working out as she is disputing the amount. She said she has made a direct pay application which will be on its way. What will the letter say exactly and what will it…
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Apprenticeship and child maintenance
Hi My daughter starts a job this month as an apprentice administrator. In September she will start day release to college 1 day a week. She will be earning a wage of £100 per week in the first year rising thereafter. My court order for child maintenance states I have to pay until she is 17 yrs old or completes full time…
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How can I cancel child support?
I have a six month old son with my ex partner, conceived towards the end of a brief strained relationship, he pleaded me to not continue the pregnancy but I refused. We then left it on terms that he would not be involved. He contacted me towards the end of the pregnancy and said he wanted involvement, when the child was…
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Claiming CSA back.
Hello, To cut a long story short. I had a one night stand almost 5 years ago. The mother applied for CSA, I denied parentage and was offered a DNA test. Now for the tricky part, I'm in the military and was based in Germany at the time but CSA were contacting me through my mothers address in Scotland. That's not really the…
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CMS Reviewing Income
I have only just learned of the new system, but as my ex is in arrears I think I will be one of the later ones to move over onto it. My question is regarding change in pay. As it stands I have had to (snoop) to find out how much my ex is on and whether he is in receipt of extra allowances or bonus' and inform CSA myself.…
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Can I claim back my CSA overpayment.
Hi all. I was being reassessed because my daughter was leaving the system. First PWC was overpaid by £600. I've been told in an update phonecall that I will get that money back so thats fine. Then the caller casually tells me I have overpaid second PWC by £12000 yes twelve thousand pounds. I was so shocked that when he…
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tax free childcare
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Self employed assessment review
Hi Can anyone tell me how CSA (2003 scheme) should treat a request for a review due to reduced earnings, from NRP who is self employed sole trader with earnings that vary from month to month ? Do they say wait until end of tax year ? Is a s/emp assessment supposed to last for a particular amount of time ? Thanks to anyone…
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payment schedule
This topic was posted about on another message board with not many responses. A lot of knowledgable people on here so hopefully someone can shed some light. Basically child maintenance is worked out using gross yearly income from HMRC latest available tax year, this figure is divided by 52 to give a weekly amount of…
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Overpaid via CSA - redress ?
I have overpaid CSA maintenance by approx £1500, after being told my daughter had left school and was in full-time employment but I continued to pay maintenance every week. The CSA have contacted my ex to ask why she hadnt kept them updated - she ignored them.They have now closed the case and have sent another letter…
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finding it impossible to get through to case worker/no call backs when promised!
Every time I phone up for an update on a variation request I submitted a month ago and to find out about missed payments I end up speaking to someone from the overflow line who can't do anything to assist or a completely different caseworker who doesn't know anything about my case and the caseworker seems to change as when…
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Just found out ex has had a pay rise! Please help!
As title. I have an ongoing claim with csa for my son. His father left us 8 years ago. I've just been told by his brother he had a sizeable pay rise approx 6 years ago! I have no contact with him, so had no reason to think he was earning more. I called csa to ask for a reassessment, but they told me that he's only liable…
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Does anyone have a link to the CSA complaints form?
My ex husbands child support has been paid via the CSA for about the last 6 years. Usually it does eventually come through, although it's often late. This time, however it hasn't turned up at all (deduction of earnings order). Every time I speak to the CSA they say that the employer had sent a cheque, but that they were…
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Child maintenance latest available tax year
Does anyone know what is the latest available tax year to HMRC as of April 16 2015? for the purposes of child maintenance? Also when they say tax year 2013, do they mean 2012/2013 or 2013/2014. Many thanks
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Statute barred
My child maintenance claim goes back to 2001/2. Finally csa have a charge on exes property and he has to pay a large back payment. I know that from 2008 I can keep any money payed. Will the local council apply for me to pay back housing benefit for the period before 2008? As it's over 6 years would this come under statute…
