Child Support Agency - Help

[nmp]

I also need some advice about the CSA and I am not quite sure who to ask! There doesnt seem to be any support groups out there at all. I dont know if any of you have ever had to deal with the CSA as the "non resident parent" but I have to say - its absolutely awful. When I say awful - I mean dreadful. I have been paying child support through mutual agreement between myself and my ex for the past 7 years. All of a sudden out of the blue I got a letter sent to my employer (then delivered to me from the HR department - how embrarssing) saying that I needed to fill out forms because my childs mother has filed a claim for them to collect child support. I called the CSA straight away and they told me that they had got details of my earnings from my employer and that they have already worked out my payments! She told me that I had to start paying tripple the amount that I have always paid. They were s rude. Wouldnt answer a single question about how they made the decision. Apparently the new legislation in 2003 says that its a flat 15% and they take into consideration no other circumstances, debt outgoings etc. Travel costs to get my child is expensive!!! When we first broke up my ex did goto the CSA and for a very shot while I was paying money through them - this was pre 2003 so it was assessed under the old rules. There guidelines say that they should use the old legislation if it is not a new case - my arguement is that it is not a new case!! as they did an assessment in 2002. Which my ex closed in 2003.

Furthermore the assessment that they have just done has been based on my last 2 wage slips...both of which has overtime on it (which is unsual as I never do overtime) so they have based the weekly rate on those earnings!!!

My ex has denied that I the child more than 50 day a year so I cant apply for shared care to claim a little reduction!!!

They now tell me that if I dont complete the Debit Debit mandate within 5 days they will do a datachement of earnings on my salary immediately.

I really dont know what to do!? There is no one who supports fathers!!!!!

[wino]

Hi nmp,
My brother is getting stung by the CSA and my sister cannot get them to do anything after 6 months of chasing them

I have found a forum that might help you. Link below

The ParentsCentre Forum: Home

[Mrs.Wifey]

Hi, I PM'd the OP a couple of links for help, NACSA and Parent Centre (I don't know if I'm allowed to post external links in the forum). But there's also another one I've found, a new forum who is very helpful, very friendly, and non-judgemental. They're just getting started, but have already taken up the fight against CSA.

It's called A Fairer CSA For All. I won't post the link, but just type that in Google and it's the first one on the list.

I hope it helps anyone who has CSA problems!

[wino]

Hi Mrs Wifey I don't see the harm in posting links to other forums if it will help the op. It is just that some people put links to sell you something or to promote their own company. That is not what cag is about it is a self help site

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