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assesment dates

hi im hoping for some clarification
my dh has a son for a previous relationship, he has requested a break down of assesments as he was unsure of how all the arrears built up, he had to do this through mp as nothing was getting done anyway the paper work came back & it looks to me like all arrears were built up between 04 & 06 he was assesed as £0 in 02 then no asssement was made until 24/02/06 when they done an assesment for £96.80 effective date being 20/09/04 is this legal that they dont look for 4 years then use a date 17 months earlier as effective date then slap arrears of over 7k on him
thanks for reading

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  • Donedoingdebt
    Donedoingdebt Posts: 1,196 Forumite
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    If the CSA can prove that they tried to make contact with your DH around 20/09/04 then their arrears will stand.

    If it is found that they made no attempt at contact until 2006, then I'd say you have a good case to get the arrears wiped out.

    However, don't expect this to be easy. The CSA will try any tactic, however underhand, to keep these arrears on the account & will show no leniency in trying to get them paid asap.
    Donedoingdebt Lightbulb moment January 2000. Debt at highest approx £102,000. Debt now (October 2009 - absolutely fork all!!!):beer:
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  • borders_dude
    borders_dude Posts: 1,974 Forumite
    sneggy wrote: »
    hi im hoping for some clarification
    my dh has a son for a previous relationship, he has requested a break down of assesments as he was unsure of how all the arrears built up, he had to do this through mp as nothing was getting done anyway the paper work came back & it looks to me like all arrears were built up between 04 & 06 he was assesed as £0 in 02 then no asssement was made until 24/02/06 when they done an assesment for £96.80 effective date being 20/09/04 is this legal that they dont look for 4 years then use a date 17 months earlier as effective date then slap arrears of over 7k on him
    thanks for reading

    You have clearly been working with your MP regarding this issue. Did he not offer any advice?
    When dealing with the CSA its important to note that it is commonly accepted as unfit for purpose, and by default this also means the staff are unfit for purpose.
  • sneggy
    sneggy Posts: 98 Forumite
    thank you both for replying
    borders we only had the info on monday & at the bottom of the letter from mp it says if we want anything else to contact them again
    i was just hoping that i could find out if it was legal to do what they done
    thank you again
  • sneggy
    sneggy Posts: 98 Forumite
    any more info from anyone
    please
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