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advice required please

I am currently a NRP paying csa through monthly direct debit as i am currently self employed.

My dilemma, if you'd call it that after reading some of the horror stories on here is i've been offered a job directly employed by a company i regularly do work for. This would involve my csa payment being increased by around £10 a week, something i don't have a problem with.

If i inform the csa will they automatically slap one of these DEO's on me, as i don't really want a possible new employer knowing about what i'd class as a personal situation?

I have never missed a payment by direct debit so would see no reason why they'd need to use a DEO?

If i don't inform them and say they do a re-assesment in 2 years time and decide on the new amount i have to pay am i liable for that amount from the date of the re-assesment or from the date my circumstances changed? As i don't want to end up with 2 years arrears.

thanks in advance for any help:beer:

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  • ali_p_4
    ali_p_4 Posts: 105 Forumite
    is there any reason why you cannot have a direct debit set up directly to your childs mother. Sorry for ignorance not too familiar with csa workings our arrangement is mutually agreed didn't involve csa.
  • ali_p wrote: »
    is there any reason why you cannot have a direct debit set up directly to your childs mother. Sorry for ignorance not too familiar with csa workings our arrangement is mutually agreed didn't involve csa.

    we did have then out the blue a letter dropped from the csa as she'd opened a new case for maintenance so have just paid through them since
  • why will they automatically slap a deo on you ?

    the csa thrive on pwc and nrp not speaking
  • jacklink wrote: »
    why will they automatically slap a deo on you ?

    the csa thrive on pwc and nrp not speaking

    I don't know if they will hence the reason i was asking, i assumed they done it to everybody who's directly employed?

    Have only ever been self employed since paying maintenance where obviously they can't apply a deo
  • you would only get a deo if you failed to pay so no you would pay them as normal.
    the amount would only change if you told them about change of earnings or your ex asked for a reassesment, the new amount wouldnt be backdated
  • My partners ex recently went to the CSA after 5 years of my partner paying her direct by standing order, as per a court order. The CSA reassessed him and the extra was minimal he told them that as he had a standing order already set up he was quite willing to continue that way and they were fine with it. Only if you start to default and not pay can the CSA do AEO.
    Hope that helps.
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