C Maintenance assessment

rare_stuff

mummyteare wrote:

It shouldn't matter who he lives with etc. it has to do with how much he earns. You may just have to keep pestering the CSA. Can't you just talk to him about it?

It's not purely based on how much he earns, or children living/staying with him, they take income into account after payment of his housing, be it mortgage or rent. Or at least that's what I was lead to believe in my recent dealings with them.

On a side note, and probably a rhetorical question as I don't expect anyone to be able to answer this - My ex-partner denied the child was mine until being taken to court 4 months after the birth. Would I still then have to pay for the first 4months?:eek:

Zara33

Prudent wrote:

I asked for a review last April and it was not completed until November, and only then because I complained at very frequent intervals. The increase was back dated until April and my ex now has arrears to pay. It is my understanding you can say there has been a change in his circumstances and get the amount reviewed at any time.

Often the NRP chooses to not fill in the review forms, thinking they will just disappear :rolleyes: which then takes the CSA longer as they have to get their details from another source ie the inland revenue.
So sometimes there are several months of delays, and yes the NRP ends up with arrears.

(i might be saying a different thing in a few weeks if my review is not sorted :rotfl: )

Zara33

rare_stuff wrote:

It's not purely based on how much he earns, or children living/staying with him, they take income into account after payment of his housing, be it mortgage or rent. Or at least that's what I was lead to believe in my recent dealings with them.

On a side note, and probably a rhetorical question as I don't expect anyone to be able to answer this - My ex-partner denied the child was mine until being taken to court 4 months after the birth. Would I still then have to pay for the first 4months?:eek:

No expert just off the top of my head i would imagine as soon as paternity was established then payments begin.

kelloggs would know the answer to this one

Kimberley

What i'm worried about is that if i ask for a review of his earnings, his payments will decrease because of me working part time. Is there a chance he could get the payments decreased?

sexy_fufu

u pay when the case was opened with the csa, so if u didnt claim till the child was 1 they wont and cant back date it.

Zara33

Kimberley wrote:

What i'm worried about is that if i ask for a review of his earnings, his payments will decrease because of me working part time. Is there a chance he could get the payments decreased?

They could go either way i guess, his housing costs could have increased, his income could have decreased.

sexy_fufu

Kimberley wrote:

What i'm worried about is that if i ask for a review of his earnings, his payments will decrease because of me working part time. Is there a chance he could get the payments decreased?

im not sure if this is right but on the new terms it does not matter how much you earn not sure about the old terms thou, someone will let you know prob in a little while.

Zara33

sexy_fufu wrote:

u pay when the case was opened with the csa, so if u didnt claim till the child was 1 they wont and cant back date it.

So what happens regarding paternity disputes

kelloggs36

little_miss_thrifty wrote:

kelloggs36 wrote:

Six months waiting list? I have never heard such rubbish. the more you ring them, the more they will deal with you, so you have to keep on at them. QUOTE]

Hi, sorry but isn't that a contradiction of terms? They would have to wait 6 months if they DON'T hound them - We are on the other side of the 'fence' , paying for my OH daughter, and it took them 6 months to decide how much our new payment figure would be after my daughter was born, which then in turn caused 6 months of arrears because they took so long to sort it out - we pay on time every week via standing order (except for last week's as they have 'lost' that one!?!?!).

I have been chasing them since November for a breakdown of payments as we cannot agree on a correct figure of arrears. Sorry, but you go round in circles with them.

It isn't a six month waiting list though! A PWC can ask for an assessment to be done at any time. It may take them 6 months in some cases, but in my experience, the more you go on at them, the quicker they deal with it and so it doesn't have to take 6 months (if you see what I mean).

kelloggs36

rare_stuff wrote:

It's not purely based on how much he earns, or children living/staying with him, they take income into account after payment of his housing, be it mortgage or rent. Or at least that's what I was lead to believe in my recent dealings with them.

This depends on whether a CSA case is under the old rules (all cases in existence before March 2003) or under the new rules. Under the new rules it does not matter whether the NRP has to pay all his wages in housing costs, he will have to pay a set amount of a % of his income depending on the number of children he has, with reductions depending on the number of children in his household. If the case was an EXISTING CSA case under the old rules, then yes, housing costs need to be obtained in order for a new assessment to be done.

On a side note, and probably a rhetorical question as I don't expect anyone to be able to answer this - My ex-partner denied the child was mine until being taken to court 4 months after the birth. Would I still then have to pay for the first 4months?:eek:

It depends on when the claim was made. If you made a claim immediately after the birth and he denied paternity and was taken to Court to prove it, then liability would be backdated to the date they first sent him the forms. If you made a claim later, then the earliest the CSA would ask for would be then, so it depends on what happened.

When was this claim made initially? is it under the old rules? If so, then they need his housing costs plus any partner's income details before they can do an assessment - this is often what causes the delays, as not all the relevant info is sent to them so they have to keep asking!


To the OP - is your case an existing CSA case or a private agreement?