Setting Up a Private Arrangement (Any Drawbacks?)

Pr0f_2

Steve40 wrote: »

I have done the private agreement thing with the CSA and challenged them to protect my welfare after they come storming in all guns blazing, my advice to you is DO NOT DO PRIVATE AGREEMENT as there is no option for private agreement in csa assessments and you could end up paying all the money over again . How do i know they dont recognise PA's ? I have it in there submittal for the tribunal hearing i am about to attend due to entering into a private agreement .
honestly for peice of mind you are better off letting them collect the 20%on current rules or 12% on the next set of rules your going to end up paying it in the end anyway .

Truthfully i done exactly what you are contemplating doing i entered a private agreement 8 years ago and i have just lost my home because of it dont get sucked in how do you know she has'nt contacted the csa already and is going to take what you agree on top . I sudjest you go to the CSA together and get them to set the payment and get it in writing dont become another horror story on a website like so many of us have .

Hmmm.. Interesting. I sympathise with your situation and appreciate your concern but I have read so much lately to suggest that parents are being urged to go forward with Private Agreements if they can. Furthermore, on ringing the official Child Maintenance Options hotline they were very much in favour of going private as opposed to the CSA.

chall1964

Pr0f wrote: »

Hmmm.. Interesting. I sympathise with your situation and appreciate your concern but I have read so much lately to suggest that parents are being urged to go forward with Private Agreements if they can. Furthermore, on ringing the official Child Maintenance Options hotline they were very much in favour of going private as opposed to the CSA.

Are you also aware;

Child Maintenance Options is a service provided by the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.

http://www.cmoptions.org/en/about/index.asp

- Make sure, if you commence with a private agreement that all payments you make, can be without doubt accounted for as child maintenance.

shell_542

Steve what happened though? Did you already have a CSA case open but was paying the PWC directly?

If there is no case open, a PA starts, lets say for example ... 2010 ... PWC contacts CSA in 2012 ... then there is no way you will be made to pay backpayments from 2010. They are only interested in payments from when the case is opened.

If you had a case open in the background ... even aware or unaware of it ... then it can be a problem.

Pr0f_2

Just thought I would update the situation for anyone interested... After the initial shock, the endless research and devoting a significant amount of time to 'my child', it turns out he wasn't after all. A court approved paternity tests states I cannot be the father.

I don't know how to describe the immense emotion at finding out something like that after you've accepted a child is yours, held them in your arms, fed them and looked them in the eye as they drift off to sleep. Despite the circumstances, I kind of felt disappointed. I've had a week or so to get through that phase though and at this moment in my life, it's most definitely better for me that they're not.

But for anyone who is umming and arring about a paternity test in a similar situation - it's worth it. The outlay now could save you a hell of a lot of money / time / emotional grief down the line.