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Child support

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Should I still be paying child maintenance?
Just a quick question....I have read the 'legislation' regarding this but can't find an answer to this specific question. My son is 18 and officially left school on June 26th 2014. I was told that he was going to college so was intending to continue the maintenance payments throughout the school hols and obviously once he…
Serious Benefit Confusion...help?
Hi there. When we had our baby back in January 2013 we got benefits to the tune of £60 a week. I earned 19k that year and my wife had maternity pay and part of her yearly wage so we assumed that was it and left it. April came, we renewed our pack and said that my wife was staying at home, I was earning 19k and we had no…
Child Support Payments
A friend of mine divorced about 4 years ago. 1 child was still at school. The courts set OH maintenance at £75 a week. After a few months the OH stopped payments stating he was unemployed. It appears that tthe CSA reassessed and his payment was reduced to £5, but she says she has no written record of this. Although the…
Child reaching 16
Just a heads up for anyone on CSA1 who has a child nearing the age of 16, make sure you ring up and ask for a re-assessment as the PWC no longer gets the carers element of the allowance for the child. BUT if you don't ring and ask for a reassessment nothing will change. Hubby rang month before child's b'day. He rang again…
At what age does an absent father stop paying CSA (CM)
I am wanting to find out at what age 'the absent father' would stop paying CSA (CM), not the age of the children. I can not find very much to tell us this information, only information about the age it stops from the childrens age point of view.
When should it end
Hi everyone , My daughter is coming uo to 19 years old and i lover her very much and have constant visits with her weekly , We have a great relationship, The problem is that her mother ( my ex wife ) says that i should pay until she is 20 years old, My daughter works in mcdonalds part time and goes to college part time ,…
No CSA Payment This Month
Obviously I'll be asking the CSA for details but before I do I thought I would see if anyone else has any ideas. My payment usually comes in to my account around the 12th of each month. No payment has come in this month and no phone calls, no letters, no explanation. I have held off chasing it up as I assumed (wrongly, it…
Sponsor a child - which site is best
If you are thinking of sponsoring a child then please consider sponsoring them directly, where all your donations will be going to cover child's basic needs and their education. You can create a great relationship with the children and the orphanage founders, find out what they need and get the first-hand information. I've…
Maintainance when student and self employed
Hi, I'm just looking for a bit of help as I'm finding conflicting or no specific information to this situation. I'm self employed (sole trader) but later this year will be a full time student but still registered as self employed as I will need to do some work to survive whilst studying. In this situation how does CSA…
Self employment...this is new
So, the ex's limited company was struck off....he's now got a shiny new website which claims he is a 'not for profit organisation'. Can he do this? I mean, legally, without any kind of...I don't know, legality (like a charity number)? Presumably even if he's 'not for profit' the HMRC and/or CSA can ask pertinent questions…
Re csa
My oh has a 19 yr old daughter, she has just completed college and has decided to do another year. She also works pt in a hairdressers. Cos of her age she now has to pay for her course herself, what is the impact on payments if any, Thanks for any advice
Child Benefit and CSA – Judicial Review
I am progressing matters beyond the ICE and PHSO who have failed to properly acknowledge the injustice of a decision by the CSA to base their award on who was in receipt of child benefit, following the relocation of the child. The result was that I was denied my right to claim child support for a year. I am looking for…
DEO to standing order
I volunteered to pay CSA by standing order as soon as they made contact with me. I've just wrote to them requesting a change to standing order but from what I've read it sounds like they are probably going to refuse it!! Has anybody got any recent experience of this? My payment record is perfect.
New CSA scheme confusion
Hi, could anyone offer me some advice please? I am the NRP to 4 children. When I separated from my ex in 2007 she called up the CSA who then contacted me, I sent them payslips & they set the amount payable to my ex. I pay her by standing order direct to her account every month. When my salary changes I send the new…
Why is ex taking me to court and not the CSA?
I've recently received a letter from the HM Courts & Tribunal Service, MCOL (money claim online) with a claim for unpaid CSA payments from my ex. The amount contained within the claim is incorrect and vastly exaggerated. I only had 14 days to reply and contacted the CSA immediately regarding the matter and I have this…
CSA Payments and Housing Benefit
Hi Can anyone confirm if CSA payments are taken into consideration when calculating housing benefit payments. Or are the payments disregarded? Scenario is, friend has settled into a property, she works part-time and receives about 60% of her rent in HB payments. Her ex is incredible - he just won't pay any money. I've told…
Reducing the amount I pay on my arrears
Is it possible for my to reduce how much I pay back on my CSA arrears, it has been to court and I offered to pay £30 a week but now I just can't afford it, can CSA change the amount or would it need to go back to court ?
What happens now?
Im the nrp and my partner has just started work so i am not entitled to any JSA and have had too sign off and am looking after our child what happens next with the CSA? im on CSA2. Also i cant find a definitive anwser to this can they take any CTC or WTC Some people say yes some say no some say only if the PWC asks for…
urgent csa help please x
Hi, I am writing on behalf of a friend who is in a somewhat difficult situation. He has separated from his ex partner with whom he has a 6 year old son, they separated a few years ago and since the split he has been actively paying child maintenance and was having the child stay over with him at weekends etc. He has proof…
does anybody have the CSA standing order payment details please ?
Looking to change from direct debit to standing order for payment to CSA ,to feel more in control of payments,while we discuss 'arrears' ! Does anybody know the latest details,sort code & account number ? Thanks

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