Arrears, what happens next?

DUTR

clearingout wrote: »

No. But it is easy to suggest that there's more to parenting than money when it's not you juggling the cost of childcare, swimming lessons, school dinners, haircuts and new shoes.

That is true, both parents are bad or none are good.

pmduk

Jim3960 wrote: »

Hi skye,

Before accepting arrears on the case, i would suggest requesting his file.

CSA/CMS have been known to make mistakes.....

Unless he acknowledges the arrears are actually owed.

Whilst I appreciate your thoughts behind the post I suspect the likelihood of the PWC obtaining details of the NRP's CSA case being somewhat less than zero. The Information Commissioner would have apoplexy!

justontime

The PWC can't request the NRP's file, but a PWC is entitled to know how much child support is due each week, so it is perfectly reasonable for the PWC to ask for a breakdown of what was due and what has actually been paid. It would not help if CSA have made an assessment error (fairly common in CSA1 cases) but it would enable the PWC to see if payments were missing from the beginning of the claim or if there have been missed or partial payments. Many people would be aware of missed payments anyway, but it sometimes it helps to make it clearer when it is set out on paper. It would be a very good idea for the NRP to check the assessment carefully too.

DUTR

justontime wrote: »

The PWC can't request the NRP's file, but a PWC is entitled to know how much child support is due each week, so it is perfectly reasonable for the PWC to ask for a breakdown of what was due and what has actually been paid. It would not help if CSA have made an assessment error (fairly common in CSA1 cases) but it would enable the PWC to see if payments were missing from the beginning of the claim or if there have been missed or partial payments. Many people would be aware of missed payments anyway, but it sometimes it helps to make it clearer when it is set out on paper. It would be a very good idea for the NRP to check the assessment carefully too.

Doesn't the PWC get annual statements?
I wonder why just around those I know get statements annually?

pmduk

On the 2003 I don't believe there are annual statements, it may be different on other schemes. Either party is entitled to ask for a full account breakdown at any time though once they've received it they may want to take it to an advisor for help in deciphering it.

DUTR

pmduk wrote: »

On the 2003 I don't believe there are annual statements, it may be different on other schemes. Either party is entitled to ask for a full account breakdown at any time though once they've received it they may want to take it to an advisor for help in deciphering it.

All the people I know are on the 2003 scheme (CSA2) and we get annual statements, I don't know if the PWC's do, I'm semi sure they do .

clearingout

I'm a PWC on the 2003 scheme but I have never had an annual statement. It's all I can do to get them to talk any sense to me whatsoever so a statement would be nothing other than a miracle.

It may well be because my ex doesn't pay his current assessment, however. He has only ever paid arrears (after an Order of Sale and Possession Order for his house had been attained :rotfl::rotfl:)