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koski1

Thanks for your reply. I asked the question on my husbands behalf as he was at work. The claim has been going on for some time now, positive since before 2003 (when cs2 arrived ? ). He was out of work for some time before I met him, so was unable to pay. Now he has a job and suddenly got a letter saying there was a payment order being attached to his wages so its taken out before we get wages. I know there are arrears to be paid...but we can't work out the figures....asking for £73.84 a week which adds up to £319.97 a month when averaged over the year. but the deo order is stating £426.66 a month...would the extra be for the arrears? They haven't told us why.
At the moment they know nothing about me....and there are no details on husbands living costs for rent or anything, I assume he is paying highest rate?
Sorry to ask so many questions, but I'm new to all this

kelloggs36

Yes he will be paying the higher amount - although that is not to say he would pay less now if you are working, BUT if the housing costs are higher it may well be that he is overpaying. If you want, you can PM me with your details and I will work out an assessment for you based on your current details?

koski1

many thanks for your kind offer!!!! I'll let hubby know about it tonight. At the moment I'm doing all the asking and filling him in when he gets home.
I've also heard of having a private agreement with his ex.....if she was to agree( and we had it in writing) how would the arrears be paid? To his ex or csa? I don't mind the paying, its the thought that his ex would proberly only get a percentage of the money. Do you know anything about this kind of setup??

kelloggs36

The only time she would only get some of the money is if she was on benefits. Any money due to her is up to her to decide whether the CSA should collect. Money owed to the treasury will be collected regardless of her wishes.

koski1

So we could have a private agreement with her and pay off the arrears with the csa?

pd001

koski1 wrote: »

So we could have a private agreement with her and pay off the arrears with the csa?

If you set up a private agreement then do the following

Document all payments properly!
By that I mean you should make sure that there cannot be any misunderstanding what the payments are actually for in the future.

You should do more than just cross a cheque.....you should also
send a letter with each payment that you make, to the effect that the payment is specifically made to support your child (ren).


edit...You should name the child (ren) that the payment is for.
edit...The letter has to state that the money is for child maintenance and it must also stipulate for what period

Postal orders will suffice provided that you keep the stub, DO NOT LOSE THEM!
Ensure that it has the correct name in the payee section. Ensure that you cross the order or make sure that it is crossed when you buy it. If you dont cross it then it can be cashed and is much more difficult to trace in the future. Dont forget to send a letter with the postal order as I have specified above.....and again...very important indeed...
DO NOT make cash payments!

If you make payments through a bank, then I would advise that each time a payment is taken from your account, then you also send the letter as detailed above, to the PWC.

Keep copies of these letters, DO NOT LOSE THEM!
Make sure that each letter is dated with the same date that is on the cheque.
DO NOT make cash payments!


Thanks to kelloggs36 who posts on here for some of the above information

kelloggs36

Yes you can, but be careful that you don't sell yourselves short - you need to ensure that you aren't jumping from the frying pan into the fire!!

koski1

sorry, but what do you mean about ...frying pan into fire....???? Are you saying be careful with the ex or the csa?

koski1

kelloggs36 wrote: »

The only time she would only get some of the money is if she was on benefits. Any money due to her is up to her to decide whether the CSA should collect. Money owed to the treasury will be collected regardless of her wishes.

the assessment statement says that the ex is on some kind of benefit or income that can't be used in the assessment. we know she works part time and that her husband works