Just how painful is it?

PreludeForTimeFeelers

CSAworkerx wrote: »

A month is a very loose estimate, It could be less IF your ex is compliant, but if he ignores us, Its going to take longer, so the ball is now in his court, My advice would be to leave it 4 weeks, then call in once a week to check progress.

The throughput in the 2012 system is a lot quicker, they can do a provisional calc without needing to go to an employer or nrp.

LL30

Wow, is that just via info from HMRC then?

PreludeForTimeFeelers

LL30 wrote: »

Wow, is that just via info from HMRC then?

Pretty much, yeah. The provisional calculation is based on the info you have given them about shared care and so on, and they'll use the interface with HMRC to see what his most recent tax calculation was. He'll get a letter informing him of this provisional calculation, and giving him 30 days to let them know if the information used is incorrect. If it is, he'll have to provide evidence to show why it's incorrect.

I hope that you can keep us updated on this, there are so few forum-users on the 2012 system so I'm interested in seeing if it works as smoothly as it should.

LL30

Don't worry, I'll be reporting back. Hopefully it'll run smoothly. I anticipate that he won't have to contribute anything after their assessment - he's been off the grid until Jan this year (the joys of cash in hand) but I know he is now working legitimately. As it'll only be a quarter of the tax year, he'll probably get a nil assessment, but from what I understand (if he keeps working of course) then it will change once his income has increased by 25% for the year.

jacklink

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Mojisola

jacklink wrote: »

is it worth the trouble as like you say you dont really need it, personally i think the relationship between parent and child is priceless

It's also rather important to be able to buy new shoes and clothes for the child and have enough money to heat the house and buy food, etc.

What's Daddy's love worth then?

LL30

jacklink wrote: »

is it worth the trouble as like you say you dont really need it, personally i think the relationship between parent and child is priceless

That was my point - sort of! Is it trouble? In terms of getting the claim going etc. He's not going to be happy, but that will pass. I'm not looking forward to his response, but there's worse things in life to deal with.

The reason I don't need the money is because I am good at budgeting, not because I'm loaded (I'm doing my Masters). His contribution will ease the financial pressure in terms of saving for big purchases, which will have a knock on effect to the rest of my finances. I've tried very hard to avoid doing this, but unfortunately it's his behaviour which has prompted it to happen.

LL30

Oh dear, so I'd suggest that so far it's not going so well. I've just been called by an 0845 number twice within 10 minutes asking after Mr.X (lo's father). I googled the number and apparently it's the CMS...I sense some crossed wires, I definitely gave them his number, maybe it's been put in the wrong field or something.

medsec_222

It's always difficult to get to the bottom of the rules and regulations of the CSA, but it was my understanding that with new child maintenance scheme, it was up to the paying parent to decide whether he wanted to pay direct or have it collected, and not the choice of the receiving parent. If the paying parent elects to pay by direct debit and then defaults, the charges will then kick in and the money will then be collected by the CSA.

PreludeForTimeFeelers

LL30 wrote: »

Oh dear, so I'd suggest that so far it's not going so well. I've just been called by an 0845 number twice within 10 minutes asking after Mr.X (lo's father). I googled the number and apparently it's the CMS...I sense some crossed wires, I definitely gave them his number, maybe it's been put in the wrong field or something.

That wouldn't surprise me!