CSA Overpayments

berlin1977

I'm a pwc, have always allowed my 2 kids to spend as much time with dad as they liked. Usually, 3 nights per week. Due to him being in a new relationshp with someone who doesn't want the kids, and him and his new partner being abusive to the kids about me, his access is now 3 nights per fortnight. I applied to csa as after many requests for help, he was still refusing point blank. CSA made an award, and as it was a lot more than I had asked him fo, when my things changed in April and the kids staretd going 2 nights per fortnight, I didn't notify them. I didn't need any more money. Since then, he has started a court case for access (to reduce his maintenance) and I ahve had to pay thousands of pouns out to defend the kids who don't want to be with him. To top it, he has appealed against csa decision and they have said they are going to consider the '12mths previous to my application' ti assess shared care. If that's the case, I will owe him his money back... help please anyone who knows about this. Also, if i'm going to have to pay him back, should i declare my chnage in circs or will it still only be assessed from '12mths previous'

kelloggs36

You need to make it clear what the situation was and now is - asking them to consider that he no longer has as much shared care and so the assessment needs to reflect this. How old is this case? Is it CS1 or CS2?

Kimitatsu

I have started a new thread for you - it will get more views then

There are two seperate issues - the contact is one case and is not overseen by the CSA although it impacts on your assesment. If you win the access case then you can apply for costs to be awarded against him.

The CSA case, he is within his rights to appeal, but since his shared care is assessed on 3 nights per fortnihgt and has now dropped wont he owe you money - apologies if I have misread that! The way I look at it though is that he will owe you money not the other way around?