Child Support Agency

I am 4 years down the line with the CSA, having received virtually nothing. CSA say my ex owes me in the region of £16k+ however he gives them the runaround, all the time.

I believe he owes me more in child support payments, but I can't even get them to look at his full financial accounts.

He drives around in a £35k Discovery, travels business class when he and his partner go on holiday and stays in a luxury hotel, have copies of the bill, and have forwarded them to csa.

I believe he has another account that he doesnt declare to them and if they investigated the accounts I think they would find anomalies.

So if anyone has got any advice or help, we are again at the enforcement stage, of this case.

Oooh, don't get me started on them, unfortunately I was the partner of a seperated father who was pushed towards suicide because of them All because she demanded the money go direct to her & the kids instead of the CSA (cos she claimed every benefit available while capable to work). Out dated, useless, more harmful than good, better off scapping the entire agency and re-investing in a working one ASAP. Rant over, there's always two sides, good luck with your chasing X

My experience is appaulling. Been separated /divorced 11 years and its been a financial nightmare ever since. Ex claimed in the divorce shared custody. (HUH)
The oweness is on the wrong partner. I (as parent with care) have had to keep 'tabs' on ex's unemployment to employment and income, also living circumstances and travel expences. All of which I detest as it undermines confidence A) that you DO end up knowing his salary/outgoings. how little information they are bound to give. C) absent parent has a protected income, parent with care DOESN'T.
There are no penalties if they haven't informed them of A) a rise in salary outgoings have dropped. C) they 'miss' a payment.
It all gets added up into arrears which you can't apply interest to or take them to court to recover.
I have found it to be very one sided and throughly demoralising. Ex leaves the country this summer to live abroad and so a new chapter of chasing across the water starts. Never had a good word to say about them. Too little action. a nightmare.

Any tips?? Never ever give up. Be persistent, ring every day if necessary. Send info in writing by recorded delivery so someone has to sign. It took me 10 years to get anything out of my ex but I learnt some valuable lessons. Once he had a deduction of earnings order put on him he left his job so I had to start again. Only took a year the second time. Now waiting for him to leave his job again. The CSA are overworked, underpaid and demoralised - a management issue. The whole system needs to be scrapped and started again but bearing in mind the lessons learnt from the current fiasco. Will they do it?? Of course not. At least my ex cant claim shared custody - not seen his kids for years! Of course as daveboy says there are fathers out there who are willing to support their kids but by definition they wont be a problem for the CSA. Will pay up voluntarily even if the assessment is unfair.

calleyw wrote:

They are only doing there job and being paid a pitance about 13K to have to put up with abuse.

Less than that according to the ad I saw today, AND they have to work one evening per week AND one Saturday per month. No wonder they can't get the staff!