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Child working full time
My child is 16 and at the moment working 38hrs a week during the school holidays, I assume she intends to go back to college/sixth form when the new term starts They are earning £150 a week at the moment Where does child benefit/child maintenance stand on this?
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PWC stopping child going to Uni
Our Pwc is telling the child that instead of going to Uni the child needs to do an apprenticeship. The child is doing 4 a levels and is on track to get A's. My husband has tried to book open days at uni for the child go and have a look round, and is prepared to pick the child up go too in the hope the child will be…
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Arrears and NRP Disability
Hi - My husband ran up arrears before we met as he had stopped paying maintenance - When we met I made him start again - The arrears stand at £11,000 and his son is now 21 - Two years ago he had to give up work due to ill health so he reduced the amount he was paying to £5 a week - He has since been diagnosed with multiple…
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Maintenance help?!!
Hi there we pay maintenance for my husbands 2 daughters, the oldest is almost 17.., she is staying in school but has also recently started working. We were not sure if maintenance should be cut down/stopped because she is now working? Or whether it will carry on til she leAves education despite her job? any help or advice…
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Liability Order Hearing
Have any of the PWCs on here attended the hearing? Just wondered whether it's worth going. This will be the second Liability Order secured on this case and I'm curious as to whether that will be discussed or if this will be merely a paper-stamping exercise. The NRP did not attend the first hearing so have no doubt he will…
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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…