Child Maintenance (CSA) questions (merged)

mini_mad_dad

I would suggest you appeal the decision if you ring them and speak to them and ask them how there calculations are worked out..why did your oh lose all benefits when you moved in tax credits are awarded to quite a high earning bracket all be it not a lot you would still receive it if you earn 25,000 p/a between you at £37 p/w roughly so maybe you earn more? not my business but the csa take off my other halfs ex approx £21 p/w because he now has another child and poss another one which although he doesn't actually pay for it the csa still consider he does when they work out his assessment?? odd but like somone already said thats the CSA for you..they are allegedly being taken over soon so after 10 years of mistakes and rubbish calculations we will prob all have to start again!! Incidentally before the ex had the baby his maintenance was nearly double inc the arrears but the arrears are now paid back and his payment until baby was £37p/w. (his approx earnings are £300 p/w) if thats any help.....

THE_LONE_RANGER_4

snolly wrote:

Lone Ranger - you took my point but didn't answer the question. It may not be the norm for parents to have shared care, in fact you are correct it isn't, and the CSA and courts can't handle it when it happens because it doesn't happen often enough.

So I'll tell you what happens, they still treat the father as a second class citizen and he still has to pay maintenance to the mother EVEN IF the mothers household income is significantly higher than his.

The question still remains, who SHOULD pay maintenance in that situation?

it makes no differance what the house hold income of the one looking after the children is . There is an amount set out by law what an absent parent should pay from what he earns thats it pay what the law states

snolly

THE_LONE_RANGER wrote:

it makes no differance what the house hold income of the one looking after the children is . There is an amount set out by law what an absent parent should pay from what he earns thats it pay what the law states

How can you be an absent parent when both parents spend equal time with their kids?

So who is the absent parent in a 50/50 shared care arrangement? And why should one parent pay the other anything at all?

Labradoodle11_2

Has anyone ever used the CSA appeal process?

I have been in consultation with the CSA since last October because my eldest child has finished school and is working. I have had several letters which have all been wrong - and the CSA have admitted that the detail is wrong. Last week I received a letter which contained three lines clearing stating that my change in circumstances does not amount to more than £10 per week, so my current maintenance payment shall remain.

I am not satisfied with this decision because it doesn't explain anything. Are they saying that my son isn't working?

The letter says that I have 28 days to appeal this decision, but can I appeal on the grounds that the explanation is poor?

Any advice will help!!

Scarlett1

Labradoodle11 wrote:

Last week I received a letter which contained three lines clearing stating that my change in circumstances does not amount to more than £10 per week, so my current maintenance payment shall remain.

maybe they mean that £10 of the maintenance you pay is allocated to your eldest son, so if he is now working it would only effect you by £10

FairyElephant_2

Hiya,

My hubby is mid-reassessment by the dreaded CSA.
I know that they allow a certain amount for living expenses, but will they look at actual mortgage monthly payment or total amount outstanding?

Reason for asking is that my mum wants to make me a gift of some money (she is starting to worry about IHT!) and I was thinking of paying off some of our mortgage, which could reduce our monthly payment and make it easier for us to manage at the moment whilst I am still out of work myself. She is concerned that this may be reflected in his CSA payments.

Any advice?

Cheers!

FE

AnnieH

They are a law unto themselves, the CSA. They will probably sting him whatever he does if he is a good guy, but then if he plays the system and keeps moving jobs, having more and more kids all the time he won't ever have to pay them a penny



Not bitter at all

THE_LONE_RANGER_4

i think thats a bit below the belt

mountainofdebt

probably very accurate!

phantomrip

When i was first assessed they took into account the mortgage payments,may be better to offset the money against the mortgage......question to anybody in the know,,,,,my son is 16 in August,ive been paying maintenance via the csa for approx 10yrs,having recently spoken to my son he tells me hes secured a job once leaving school in July,do i stop maintenance payments or will the csa contact me?,also it has come to my knowledge that my son has not been living with his mother for sometime now and has been resisding at his grandparents home,should i have still have been paying maintenance to his mother considering this?