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how much info is enough?

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  • Started 1 year ago by confused.com
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  1. confused.com
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    if anyone can help me id appreciate it alot, iv just found out my babys dad has moved away from england last week without so much of a text or anything, im really upset for my little one... iv never contacted csa before, even though he has never contributed anything, as the most important thing to me was the contact between them and i didnt want to rock an already unsteady boat by involving the agency... he has never been exactly good at the whole contact thing and never truly let himself bond with our daughter so i offered him dna testing thinking maybe that would clear up any bonding issues but he refused each time... i think now he has done a runner on us that he was scared if a dna test proved he was her dad he would actually have to pay something! we didnt know eachother really well when i fell pregnant but we both agreed we could work things out as friends and be mature about the situation... anyway my real problem now is that i have a minimal amount of information to give the csa, im worried if i call them and start the ball rolling about the amount of stress im going to feel over it not knowing if this tiny amount of info is ever going to help find him! i know sort of where he might be if he has gone back to where he came from... i really dont know what to do!!!!!!

    Posted 1 year ago #
  2. Indeego
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    Please bear in mind you are not the one physically chasing information and the such, if you start a claim off you will be asked to give what information you have and they will do the rest. They have access to various sources such as tax records, council records etc etc. and can run a variety of checks here, there and everywhere.
    The worst that will happen is that they come back and say they can not locate him, which is in no way a different position than you are in now. Also bear in mind there are people out there that know and have even less contact with the other parent so your situation is not one to be worried over.
    In terms of him running away due to the fear of being the father and having to pay you have the control of that situation as well. A claim through the CSA can be cancelled by yourself at any time should you wish to for whatever reason.

    Posted 1 year ago #

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