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csa payments if a parent remarries?
hi after an interesting conversation with a friend this afternoon I thought I would ask on here. she has 4 children, 2 are teens and have just decided to move in with their dad (the bribe of new phones and clothes allowance worked). my friend was due to marry her fianc!e next year but now says she cant as the teens dad…
Ex says refused Car Insurance Because of Attachment of Earnings?
My Ex (who has been a reluctant and angry payer of CSA) has said that he was refused car insurance (credit) because of an attachment of earnings made by the CSA. Does an attachment of earnings orders affect your credit rating in this way? Of course, I have no idea if he has other credit problems.
Csa rant
I am soo frustrated with the CSA. its like they want me to do their job for them. im a single mum to a beautiful little girl who has NEVER met her farther(his choice) and he has never paid a penny for her (shes coming up to 2 1/2). I opened a CSA claim july 2012 because I realised I was getting nowhere trying to squeeze…
CSA on low income
Do they calculate CSA payments on a percentage of your income received or on what's left after living expenses? My son is currently trying to get his set but is on a very low income at present. They have also asked for arrears from the original date of application even though the mother stopped the application at that time…
CSA Paperwork out of the blue
++ Not that there's anything really to comment on but I got home last night to find a brown envelope on the kitchen table which (usually) means only one thing - the CSA have been in touch :cool: Imagine my surprise when I open the envelope to find a set of wage slips and a letter saying they had finished with them and…
CSA ex not paying
Hi I'm posting on behalf of one of my daughters who is having problems with the CSA- 18 months ago her boyfriend left her to move in with someone else (they have 3 kids) he was assesed by the CSA and payment ordered this was paid ,but 6 months ago he gave up work did not sign on, all the bills were in his new partners name…
Csa problem
Hi all I've split up with my ex and I have my daughter twice a week over night and the day time I have had a call from csa today 6 months after the split stating the ex has made a claim for it based on my earning I would have to pay 36pw and also provide for my daughter when I have her do u think I should say that the ex…
CSA arrears;What would you do ?
Well,after asking for change of circumstances for qc's not at college (4 times since Feb this year.)CSA finally tell us that the liability for providing Child maintenance through the CSA for them has ended.They have said the liability ending only counts from August 31st 2013! They could easily find out that neither child…
Residency order - legal help needed???
Evening all I am in the process of completing a residency order form - in a nutshell my ex threw myself and my daughter out of our home back in March - council property -tenancy in his name. He is an alcoholic and a heavy pot user - he has been through a de-tox - April, but I have no idea if he is still drinking or not as…
Contact Order - Help!
Evening all Does anyone know how a contact order works? My ex has applied for one - I have applied for a residency order for our daughter's safety. I have never stopped the ex from seeing our daughter but its a long story. What I need to know is how many people does a contact order cover, if my ex was successful would he…
Child Benefit ended but Child Support still taken!
Hi Everyone,
csa help
found info myself!!!!!
Calculation - how it would be worked out
Hi all, hoping for some help here. Three children, two spend 7 nights out of 14 with each parent, the other only 5. This puts them into different brackets in terms of the CSA calculator - but, those extra two nights that the one child is with me, creates expenses that day - school run - £10 return, school dinners £2.50,…
please help extreme csa paymens
hi me and my ex partner have a 14 yr old son together,i didnt actually find out until he was 12 he was mine as dna test was done,and my ex starting with csa proceedings which is fine i roughly pay around £130 per week? which is way too much and now i am apprently in arrears and recently i did some overtime and i paid £282…
csa backpay-very confused - very long
Hi I am asking a longshot that one of you good people can point me in the right direction. My sister and her partner had 2 children, the relationship broke down when the youngest was 2 (1995), my sister then started to receive social security and when CSA came into force her ex partner had the payments taken from his wages…
NRP disputing parentage
The CSA have been working on a case for my 4 year old daughter for the last 4 or so months. They have finally got to the point where they have calculated how much her father has to pay and I've just had a phone call from the CSA to say that he is now disputing parentage. I agreed to take my daughter for the DNA test. My…
Student childcare grant
Hi just wondering if anybody can help me... I have just received a childcare grant as I have started University, but the amount seems a lot less than it should of been, will this change when I have sent proof of childcare costs form which is due in October or will it stay the same as currently I am putting towards a third…
Question for CSA agent if your there?
Did the CSA migrate complex cases (One dad three kids two mums) onto the new calculating scheme in 2003/2004? I believe I was on the old scheme/rules then I was told I was migrated to new rules in '03/'04 now Im being told it shouldnt have happened or didnt happen even tho Iv'e been paying for nearly 10 years lol Thanks.
Enforcing Court Order For Child Maintenance
I have a court order in place for my ex-husband to pay maintenance for our 18 yr old daughter, who is currently studying for A Levels. Court order states maintenance shall be paid until DD reaches 18 or ceases full time education, whichever is the later. Ex-husband has not paid any maintenance since January 2013, and has…
HMRC Self Care Assessment due because of claiming child benefit help?
I just got a letter from HMRC informing me that I have to apply for self assessment as I am a high income earner. My Wife does not work but she gets the child benefit in her account. I have gone to the website to check if I need self assessment and it seems that I do. Should I be worried about this? I have never done this…

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