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child support payments
Hi my stepdaughter is 16 and leaves school this year he has been told that he will have to pay csa until she is twenty, whether she goes onto further education or not, surely this is not right
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child maintaince 2013 system
Hi I am after some information, support, advice about the new 2013 Child Maintance system. I received a letter last week telling me that my case with the Csa is being closed and transferring to the new system, cms. I am reading that I will be charged £20 to use this service? is this the case for everyone being transferred?…
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Ending payment - will CSA do it automatically...?
I'm currently paying for my 16yr old son through CSA1. I have been told (by a usually reliable third party - I have no contact with my son or his mother) that my son IS leaving (or, has left?) school and IS enlisting into the Army as a junior soldier. I am told that he has completed, and been successful in, all of his…
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paid when not needed
just a query, my hubby (PWC = parent without care) has worked sporadically for years, jobs are hard to get where we are but hes always been joined to any agency and took any work. when hes been out of work iv always paid £40 a month regardless, so at times wen hes been out of work and £0.00 is due but £40 has been paid,…
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csa
hi..i am pwc to two girls,there dad has left a well paid job and informed csa that he is not working.so assessed at nil my daughter has told me that her grandad has told her that her dad is working self employed as a courier.so i called csa to tell them this and also gave them details of the company that i believe he is…
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Bit of a messy one
Hi all! Bit of a story with this so please bare with me. I found myself in financial trouble and ended up having to back pay child maintenance for my two angels. I set this up with the CSA and pay them monthly. I gave them three weeks ago as my payments are due to drop to normal payments and wanted to see how much it was.…
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Son starts FT job. What now?
Son left college last month and has now started FT work as a hairdresser junior. He is getting 105 quid per week. I called CSA to report a change in circumstances but they were very negative etc etc and eventually said they'll ask for a CB report. If the report says pwc is still getting CB then nothing I can do!!! They…
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CSA1 - can anyone tell me if this assessment seems right please?
Hi, My monthly net earnings are £1700. I am on CSA1 and paying £506 per month for two children. I live alone so no partners income taken into account. Is it correct that 30% is taken off before they take into account the mortgage / council tax etc? The assessment letter I received is really no help as it's full of errors /…
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New CSA system guidance please
A brief background: - I am PWC of one son aged 9, his father has him two nights per week, two weeks out of three - DEO in place after his refusal to pay maintenance as an attempt at control following our split almost four years ago - He has been charged with harassment twice since I asked him to leave - I have a text/email…
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CSA Letter
Following this news article, has anyone recieved their letter yet? I'm surprised there are 'only' 50000 letters going out. It will be interesting to see those that cannot agree themselves on a contribution plan, how many do take up the chargeable service.
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Hi
Hi guys just joined at this ridiculous hour! :) I need someone to steer me in the right direction although I know I probably won't get a reply until later today unless your a night owl. With the new rules coming into place with the child maintenance service how do they go about obtaining your income? its always been a case…
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Will she have to pay for her partner's child
Wonder if anyone can provide an answer to this? My sister's partner has been unemployed for a while and was claiming JSA but this will stop shortly as her earnings mean he will not be entitled to any benefit. He has a child with his ex wife and has been paying voluntary maintenance to her. My question is that when his JSA…
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Why would an amount payable change?
I got a message from my son today asking why the amount his dad has to pay in child support has gone up by £115 per month and 'why are you taking all his money'. I asked what he was talking about - and he says his dad got a letter today amending payments from £409 per month (this includes 209 arrears each month till…
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When to ask for assessment and NRP job unknown
Hi, My ex has been trying to dodge paying correct child support. Back in early 2012 he submitted payslips to CSA showing that he earns half than what he actually does (long story but in his job and position he was able to print payslip). I had to go to Tribunal and through tribunal it was proven he earned more than double…
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What can I do, how long do I wait?
Hi..... would appreciate any insight on this..... I put in a claim for child maintenance a few months ago, after the expected setting up period first payment collection date was 9th April 2014. He did comply with requests for earnings info. Unsurprisingly, no payment was made . Phoned to find out what was happening. Was…
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Child Maintenance - when do we stop paying?
Just after some advice please or does anyone have experience of the following; My hubby has a son from his first marriage who turned 18 in April and is currently in full time education. However from what we can gather he will not be returning to college in September. My hubby has contacted the CSA regarding maintenance…
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I need a bit of advice please
Hello all, My current situation is that I separated from the mother of my child approximately two years ago. At the time we mutually agreed that no maintenance would be paid, we'd share the custody of my child yet she'd get the child benefit, working tax credits etc. Fast forward to today and my ex is now asking for…
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I feel bad!
10 years ago my ex wife and I agreed that I would transfer into her bank each Friday, £40 per for each of my 2 daughters. We didn't want the CSA involved, as I was only working part-time at the time of the split, and some weeks I would earn nothing at all. A few years later I had an accident in work when I was struck by an…
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When do CSA payments stop
Can someone tell me exactly when a final payment is made with regards to CSA maintance? My youngest son will be 19yrs old in September '08 and from my understanding payment should cease on the First Monday of the month in which the19th Birthday falls, he chose to go onto further education at the age of 16.
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Thoughts....
hi all, Last year, I moved out of the family home with the kids. I tried having discussions with the ex as to how to split the 'extra curricular' costs of things the children needed, and the ex would have no communication other than 'I'll do what I can when I can'. Well, when I have to make commitments months in advane for…
