Child maintenance help????

samyc

Hi all
no idea if i have posted this in the right place but....

I went bankrupt on 20-11-09 and i want to know how i can get a court order to get my ex to pay maintenance??
i made a claim through CSA when my daughter was 18 months and never had a penny from it she is now 4, My other daughter was born when elldest was 18 months and she is now 3
he has no intention of paying and i think CSA have been no help
any advice on how i can get a court order and how much it cost?? :mad:

Kimitatsu

Hiya Sammy

You dont need a court order - in fact the court would send you back to the CSA so there will be no cost involved.

What you need to do is to push the CSA to enforce payment plus arrears from him. If you have already made a claim through the CSA as long as you have not asked for it to be closed then it should still be on the system and you can claim from the beginning.

If you have closed it then you need to make a new claim, it is not about whether he has any intention of paying its about enforcing the law.

Let us know how you go

samyc

I closed the first claim when we got a letter saying that he owed £3k which i wish we wouldn't have but i thought that things could have worked second time round with us
I was wrong!! but he got the claim against him closed so it worked for him!!
Anyhow.. i have tried to claim again online but the first page asks if i am representing someone i say no enter all my details it says i need to be under 19?? so then i enter my eldest child it says she has to be over 12!!!! wt***??
i am confused???

DX2

samyc wrote: »

I closed the first claim when we got a letter saying that he owed £3k which i wish we wouldn't have but i thought that things could have worked second time round with us
I was wrong!! but he got the claim against him closed so it worked for him!!
Anyhow.. i have tried to claim again online but the first page asks if i am representing someone i say no enter all my details it says i need to be under 19?? so then i enter my eldest child it says she has to be over 12!!!! wt***??
i am confused???

Easier if you phone the csa http://www.csa.gov.uk/en/setup/apply-by-telephone.asp

bdt1

I would advise to put it on writing, send recorded delivery, keep online barcode proof of delivery, and then keep on at them, it's the only way - unfortunately!! The fact you bankrupt will not make any difference to them as far as I'm aware, same as it isn't for NRP trying to pay CSA maintenance

samyc

no luck then have i
thanks anyway

Kimitatsu

samyc wrote: »

I closed the first claim when we got a letter saying that he owed £3k which i wish we wouldn't have but i thought that things could have worked second time round with us
I was wrong!! but he got the claim against him closed so it worked for him!!
Anyhow.. i have tried to claim again online but the first page asks if i am representing someone i say no enter all my details it says i need to be under 19?? so then i enter my eldest child it says she has to be over 12!!!! wt***??
i am confused???

Give the CSA a call and ask them to put in a claim over the phone and send out the paperwork for signature to you. I dont know if you can still reclaim the arrears on a closed claim - its worth asking the question whilst you are on the phone though :cool:

pd001

DX2 wrote: »

Easier if you phone the csa http://www.csa.gov.uk/en/setup/apply-by-telephone.asp

I wouldn't bet on it

bungle4x4

its funny that you went BR to escape your financial responsibilities..... but its definately a one way street...

Blonde_Bint

whats b r please?

thanks in advance

kelloggs36

bankrupt......................