the next step???

smoothassilk

after a LO is granted whats the next step??

i only ask as most of the action ive heard the csa could take wouldnt work with my ex i.e baliffs or going through his bank account, so would the csa still waste time trying to do these things?

kelloggs36

Why wouldn't they work? They can go for removal of driving licence or imprisonment if there is no other action that could work.

smoothassilk

baliffs wouldnt work as he has nothing of any value, and he doesnt use his bank account because he is over drawn in it, and he works cash in hand so no wages go in there, do they have to try the baliffs and that first though?

blimey40

They do not go for imprisonment if no other options are available. Sorry, thats not true.

The courts will require to know full facts on where his money is coming from. The CSA inspectors would then investigate. If they find nothing it will be suspendid, if they do it will go back to courts and he will have to pay something. Only he if he refuses to pay will the NRP go to prison or at a later date if he does not keep to the court paying agreement.

Less than 1% of NRP's serve any kind of prison sentences

Zara33

blimey40 wrote: »

Less than 1% of NRP's serve any kind of prison sentences

Child support is as good as a prison sentence.

blimey40

True and sometimes the stress of it all, many would prefer 42 days with her majestys pleasure

smoothassilk

the legal enforcement team have mentioned the prison thing or his licence being taken away which is not what i want, but the problem with my ex is he will do everything he can to avoid paying, to be honest think he thinks if he ignores it then it will go away.
He has just started working for himself doing window cleaning and decorating but he doesnt declare any of his income, so i fear that the csa will have no other option but to either send him to prison or take his licence away

blimey40

He will appear at court well before that, if agreement cannot be reached. The CSA will mention prison sentences to you, to indicate to you as the PWC they are doing something. In reality, driving licence will come first and even then, he may come clean before that happens and the CSA pin him down to a payment schedule.

Even at this stage, prison is only a threat which they hope means he will start paying/

smoothassilk

so will they still try baliffs first?

kelloggs36

What I was saying is that if there are no other options, they would go for imprisonment if the NRP refused to pay - the courts would then set an amount to pay as they can't get involved unless the CSA take them to court in the first place and they will only do that for committal.

sarahx1

Yes they have to use the bailiffs first if they have a confident address as if they miss this stage out the commital to prison will be thrown out of court as they have not followed proceeds. Took just over 2yrs for my case to get to the commital proceedings(adjourned 3 or 4 times before ex finally paying £1000 of the LO on the court steps when he couldn't run anymore)from him leaving his employer with DEO in place to going self employed. So it is a lengthy process which in my opinion gives the nrp far too long to keep avoiding paying and creating more arrears/debt.