Deduction from Earnings Order
Many non resident parents find that the Child Support Agency has enforced a ‘deduction from earnings order’ against them, also called a DEO. A deduction from earnings order is the CSA’s preferred method of collecting child maintenance from non resident parents because it affords them the luxury of not having to communicate direct with the person involved, and can instead go to their employer.
With a DEO, the CSA can literally decide how much money they want to deduct from your earnings and go straight to your employer to insist that the money is deducted, and sent to them, each month. If your employer were to refuse the CSA’s demand, they would threaten them with bailiffs – hence few employers would ever challenge the CSA.
The CSA doesn’t even need approval from a court to enforce a DEO – they can do it at their own discretion, and they choose to do it a lot.
You are able to appeal against the amount set out in the deduction from earnings order, but while your appeal is being heard the DEO will stand and your money will be deducted. You are however not allowed to appeal on the grounds that you cannot afford to live on what the CSA has left you with. The Child Support Agency does not care how much money you have to live on, even if you are bringing up more children.
On CSAhell.com you’ll find many stories from people who have been handed deduction from earnings orders, and how they have dealt with them.
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The CSA are making our life hell. This bunch of crooks is getting away with destroying families not helping them.
Absent fathers that are forced to be absent by women who are self centred and vindictive. My partner wants to be part of his children’s life but has been forced out. He is willing to contribute but not at the expense of his new life. We worry about every bill, trip to the supermarket and panic if the car sounds like it might need to be garaged.
The CSA take how much form each £1, I read it was 70p, to pay off their massive debts. How can an organisation so inefficient are allowed to have their own rules, that any other company would be hauled into court for practicing, be let away with the injustice?
I’m not just furious at the way they treat people, I’m worried sick that we will lose everything we have worked for together.
I am an employer, I have been served a Deductions from earnings order for an employee.
The employee does not give his permission for me to make these deductions, stating his case was closed four years ago, with no money owing. his ex wife has re married.
The order would leave him with the maximum allowance by the CSA of £258 per month to live on. Obviously this is not possible.
By law I have to comply with the order or be subjected to criminal proceedings, also by law if I deduct the money from the employee with out his permission I will be in breach of contract and possibly subjected to a case for constructive dismissal.
Where is justice in this?
I can understand why the CSA are such a hated organisation.
these comments are ridiculous, a deo is only enforced as a last resort by csa when the absent father hasnt, doesnt and wontcomply with answering telephone calls or letters or reach a private agreement with the mother of their children. my ex thought he was so clever abandoning and breaking our daughters hearts, without reason, ( i have always had a good relationship with him post divorce) he just decided he didnt want to see his daughters and stopped seeing them , no reason, he kept agreeing to make a private arrangement all lies, so csa was involved , as im struggling to make ends meet, he wouldnt give me address, didnt answer phone etc so csa then have to impose a deo, a father has a legal right to support his children until 19, he brought them into thuis world , is it fair they go without , already confused as to why he wont see them, while he has two different season tickets, changed car, always out drinking etc, rules are enforced for a reason
WellI have to say that C Moore you are incorrect. My partner has not missed a payment ever since the CSA assessment was made and has paid for the full 24 months the order has been in place. He pays the other party directly to ensure she receives all the money and until this week there has never been a problem. However the other party has now contacted the CSA to say no money has been received this month (it reached her account on 16 Jan) and they have written to him this week saying he will now pay by DEO has has no option and they are aware he has made every single payment in the past but he cannot appeal against the decision as the other party has said she wants it done this way. Surprisingly this has all happened concurrently with Court proceedings relating to access.
Google CSA and DEOs and you will see they are being abused.
Each case is unique and everyone only provides one side of a story that is often multifacted.