£27,000 for two children for a 3 year period
February 7, 2012
In around 2002/03 I was contacted by the CSA to say that I owed £27,000 for child maintenance between Jan 1999 – Feb 2003. I am not a high wage earner and could not possibly afford such a high sum. In August 2004 they removed all funds from my savings account which I had as a little nest egg for my children. Despite phoning them on regular occasions throughout this period I never received any call backs or any explanation as to why I owed this amount. Finally, in 2008, after a month in prison, an Appeal Tribunal heard my case and found in my favour. The Chairman of the Tribunal concluded that the CSA had miscalculated my earnings and they should now recalculate and write to me with these new figures.
I never received any notification of any amendments to the figures, just further letters demanding various sums of money and various dates that I was responsible for paying child maintenance. I continued to request an explanation as to how they came about their figures but to no avail. In November 2011 I received notification from Oxford County Court that they had approved an order for the recovery of an award.
Despite writing to the CSA in November and December 2011, and copying letter to the court, I received no reply. On 31 January 2012 the CSA removed all monies from my account again, leaving me without a penny. I am currently therefore unable to support my two younger children or manage to pay any of my bills, cover transport costs and get to work. I am therefore in danger of losing everything.
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Go to a solicitor and try and arrange a no win, no pay fee.
If you get good legal representation and win, make sure the CSA pay the court costs and large compensation to you!
Failing that go to your M.P. and explain, how you have been criminalised and ask him to arrange your case to be viewed by the Parliamentary Ombudsmans’ office regarding serious and prolonged maladministration!
Only a suggestion!
Hi John,
OMG!!! THAT is the totally unreal and so not fair and that’s why I think the CSA are home grown “legal terrorsts! John GET kiccking your MPs ass everyday, every week, meet him/her get them to do the dirty work and enforce their lazy ass to work for you.
There are the RICH, the BANKERS and the CSA!!!
Hi phililp,
Completely unable to offer any relevant assistance without more info…
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Did the agency initially become involved in 1999 OR earlier?
Was the parent with care (PWC) claiming benefits?
How many children was the case for?
Did you supply earnings info to the agency to allow an initial calculation to be made OR was a penalty assessment put into place?
Did you keep the agency up to date with any changes of circumstances ie, income and housing costs etc?
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Have any further children been added to your case?
- if so, when and how many?
Was this PWC in receipt of benefits?
Did you supply earnings info when requested by the agency to allow a calculation to be made at this time?
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Do you still have any cases currently open with CSA/C-MEC OR is it now arrears only?
- if so, how many children / if not when did the last one close?
Have you kept the agency up to date with changes in your circumstances, ie income etc, at the time the change happened?
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Quote phillip; The Chairman of the Tribunal concluded that the CSA had miscalculated my earnings and they should now recalculate…
~ At which point in your case did the Tribunal state this should this commence and cease?
Have you made any payments to the agency apart from the amounts they have taken from your bank account?
chall ~ afairercsaforall