CSA help - splitting money between two mothers

Ryme

I have a daughter aged 6. Her father also has a son aged 1, and has split from his mother too. She submitted a claim through the CSA in early 2013, and he pays her approx. £37 per week.

I would like us to set up an agreement too, but would prefer to do this through the Child Maintenance Service's 'Family based agreement' form, rather than going through them formally and having the government skim off their cut. The CMS's calculator says he should be paying £54 per week in total for the two children. If he and I set up an agreement for him to pay me half of that, will it be possible to get his payment to the other mother reduced? If so, how do we go about this?

I hope this makes sense! Thanks in advance for any help.

DUTR

As it's a personal arrangement, then he can reduce it, but then he may just agree to give you what is agreed and continue contributing to the other PWC as currently arranged.

Ryme

Thank you... his arrangement with the other mother is a formal one, through the CSA though?

DUTR

Ryme wrote: »

Thank you... his arrangement with the other mother is a formal one, through the CSA though?

As I understand both cases have to be through the formal channels, and phasing may come into it for the current recieiving party.

Poppie68

The first case is a CSA case....Are they aware of your child?

Ryme

No, at present the CSA are not aware of my child. So I should go through the formal channel in order for his other payment to be reduced?

The situation is that we had a private arrangement in place that was working well, but when the other mother kicked him out 15 months ago, he was in financial trouble and so I agreed he could stop paying me for a while. However, all this time later and I've not been able to pin him down to a new agreement. He says he's too broke to pay both of us, and although I'm entitled to money from him, I haven't had the heart to force the issue until now. I feel pretty terrible about doing it, but it costs a lot to bring a child up and I feel he should contribute. I hope that if he can reduce his payment for his son, it will make it more manageable for him to put some money my way.

bll78

He has an obligation to pay. The money to his ex will go down, they will come up with a figure and split it between you 50/50. If he had another child and they claimed CSA it would be split 3 ways etc..
The amount he pays will go up but it will not double.

Crellow4

In order for his existing payments through CSA to be reduced to reflect your child, you will need to bring that case through the CSA too. Currently there are no fees for collection - if he pays you direct there will never be the need to incur fees. If your child is not assessed via CSA then his payment to his son will remain unchanged. There will be no phasing.