Csa arrears

kaya

im disabled so completely unable to pay the stupid and unlawful amount of £20,000 demanded by the csa, they know this only too well, i have signed everything i own over to my wife in order to protect my assets, i will place an entire nest's worth of wasps up my bum before i ever give them a solitary penny

kkkkk

Thanks bdt1 (I think) for your advice, it has scared me a little though but I guess I need to just wait and see what they come back to us with. Last week was the 1st time that we had heard from csa in last 5 years though so surely they can't start making assumptions about income over the previous 5 years? If we had been contacted in the past and deemed to have to start paying again then we would have (no choice really) so surely we would have heard from them previously? The ex has said that she went to her MP in desperation so maybe she had previously tried claiming again through csa but if that was the case then why did they not contact my husband at the time?

shell_542

Kkkkk - this is speculation and I hope I'm wrong, but if the ex had been to their MP then it might have been they requested a reassessment a while ago and the CSA didn't take any action. The problem with that is, now they have sought a reassessment they can backdate it to when she first applied for the reassessment even if they didn't bother contacting your partner and he has been unknowingly racking up arrears. Its very unfair (IMO) but those are the CSA's rules. Does that sound likely at all?

kkkkk

It does sound likely the more I think about it but why on earth would CSA not contact us if indeed the ex asked for reassessment ages ago?? I know they are useless sometimes but surely 1st thing they would do is contact us?? We have not moved house since the nil assessment.

shell_542

Incompetence is the only explanation really. Its happened before

kkkkk

just one more question - was my husband (NRP) legally obliged to tell the csa whenever his income increased over the last 5 years following a nill assessment in 2005?

bdt1

If I remember rightly you should inform the CSA of any change in income/circs etc, but are only legally obliged to do so if on DEO, as you had nil assessment this is not case, but be wary, sounds like they are ready to hit you with the weekly CS payment rate, as well as calculated arrears, you really need to get on top of this asap.

Write and ask for a full audit/account breakdown, to include an up-to-date arrears figure, also ask if this is an interim assessment, and if so what specificallly information CSA require to turn it to full assessment - they assume so many things, but sounds like the battle has commenced. You will need you DP File, NACSA have template and it will cost £10, leally the CSA have 40 days to provide everything