CSA cased closed, can ex now chase for underpayment of money?

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shoe*diva79

Was the bank transfer labelled 'Child Maintenance for X'? That could pose a problem as she could say that it wasn't CM but money you owed her. Anyhow, a reassessment would only go from the date she contacted them so if your case is closed then a retrospective assessment wont be done.

Also, you cant have a private arrangement and a case open with the CSA. Are you sure you're case is closed? Have you had confirmation of this?

shoe*diva79

If you haven't had confirmation that the case is closed then you need to keep paying. They could backdate arrears if you haven't informed them of pay increases - there is a thread on here from a couple of days ago where its been backdated 4 years I believe. Is there a reason you haven't kept them up to date with pay increases?

If you have a case open then you do not have a private arrangement - you just direct pay. A private arrangement is no CSA involvement at all.

shoe*diva79

Sounds like you're heading for a problem to me. If you had a CSA calculation and then you have paid less then that because your ex discounted it from you having kids overnight then technically there are arrears.