when a case is closed

Loopy_Girl

Donedoingdebt wrote: »

Surely though, if a case is fully paid up with no arrears, then there must be a time limit, even if it's the statute of limitations period of 6 years.

But then is the case is fully paid up with no arrears then the maintenance would stop when the child reaches 19/leaves education.

Payments are only made when the child in question is outwith these scenarios if there are arrears and the payments should have been made when they were due. They are not going to be written off just becuase the child reaches a certain.

As already stated, cases post 2000 are exempt from the statute time limitations.

Donedoingdebt

Yes, I realise that the statute of limitations period does not apply regarding actual payments of maintenance/arrears etc.
What I was trying to say was, if the case had ended because the child had reached 19, or had left full time further education, or any other legitimate reason for the the official written closure date, as long as there were no arrears, then surely there must be a time limit for the closed case to remain on file.
As an earlier poster stated, if these accounts were never removed from the CSA system, then this same system would become clogged with details of now defunct cases. And we all know, it doesn't take long for the CSA to come to a standstill!

Loopy_Girl

Ahhhh....sorry DDD, I see what you were getting at now.

My sorry x:D

LizzieS_2

I don't think there are any time limits for the removal of the data from their systems. The computer seems to have many problems already! I guess at some future point the older concluded records will be archived to disk.

Donedoingdebt

LizzieS wrote: »

I guess at some future point the older concluded records will be archived to disk.

To be found on a bus or train at some future point, no doubt:rolleyes:.

pd001

Donedoingdebt wrote: »

To be found on a bus or train at some future point, no doubt:rolleyes:.

Nothing unusual there then!
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Cozworth806

Donedoingdebt wrote: »

Yes, I realise that the statute of limitations period does not apply regarding actual payments of maintenance/arrears etc.
What I was trying to say was, if the case had ended because the child had reached 19, or had left full time further education, or any other legitimate reason for the the official written closure date, as long as there were no arrears, then surely there must be a time limit for the closed case to remain on file.
As an earlier poster stated, if these accounts were never removed from the CSA system, then this same system would become clogged with details of now defunct cases. And we all know, it doesn't take long for the CSA to come to a standstill!

Of course there is always the possibility that a revision could occur on a case after this has happened (although pretty rare) so even on a case where the child is over 19 the case could still be looked at and revised.