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1. cliffey
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   im chris im 20 so as the story goes was with my x i left her cause she cheated on me fell pregnant not sure if its mine or not but when the babby was born i tried ti support her best i could travelling 20 miles a night to see her and the baby bought him toys and food and so on then she stops cumminication and dissapears with baby month later shes move in with a turkish guy and there playing happy family i tried to contact her she got me beat up so i left it as she didnt want out to do with me so i changed my number sause i was gettin abusive and threatining phone calls from people on her behalf deleted all my social networking sites and grew up so ive paid of 2grands worth of debt and just finished my probation period at my new part time job and yesterday i got a letter through the door saying i HAVE to FILL 20 odd pages of information about myself inn and send it back to them all about wat i ear and nothing about wat i ow or need to pay to stay alive as i said i dont know if hes even my son or the other 2 people she fucked any info would help all forms have to be back by the 21/10/2009 im goin cab 2 day

   Posted 2 years ago #

2. mr.pink
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   There is some advice on the following page:
   http://www.bailiffadviceonline.co.uk/csa_disputing.htm

   It is important to understand, that the CSA cannot pursue a claim against you unless:
   • you name appears on the child’s birth certificate.
   • you admit to being the father of the child.
   • a DNA test proves that you are the father.
   • you were married to the Parent with Care at the time of conception or birth or, a declaration of parentage has been made.
   • you refuse to take a DNA test.
   If you do receive a letter from the CSA, and you have doubts that you are the father, it is important to write to them saying that you dispute paternity. Ideally, this should be done upon initial contact.
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   The CSA will not be interested in what you owe or what it costs to stay alive .They take a percentage of your TAKE HOME pay, currently 15% for 1 child. This rate is reduced if you take home less than £200 per week.

   The above web page advises it's the father's responsibility, not the CSA's, to prove they are not the child's father.

   If DNA tests prove you are the parent and you have not paid any maintenace,the CSA will chase you for arrears,payable from when the claim was submitted, which will have to be paid on top of your weekly maintenace.

   Posted 2 years ago #

3. cliffey
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   mr pink thank you very much for your help i decided to go for the dna and it came back a month after giving my dna as possative the child is mine now can you tell me where to go from here she says she dont want out to do with me and she dont want me seeing baby but my name is still not on the birth certificate does that count and im stuck as to where to go from here ive rellie had enuff since he got proven mine 11 hours ago ive already been in fight had abuse car bin done over and much much more im in a rellie bad place right now and having some rellie dark thoughts please help is there a way i can get a lil more time just to pay my debts off ??

   Posted 2 years ago #

4. matt2037
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   hey cliffey,
   I note it's two months since you last posted, so I really hope you're doing ok now. It sounds to me as though you have a number of problems that must be dealt with Firstly you must involve the police. When doing this, you must be persistant, as they will probably try to fob you off, saying there is nothing they can do. Trust me, there is. I'm not suggesting that you ask the police to prosecute for assault and criminal damage, unless you want to, but the Police can help using the Protection from Harassment Act. The initial response by the police should be either a visit and/or letter to your ex pointing out that she is causing you harassment alarm or distress and that she must cease this directly or indirectly otherwise she would then be arrested and prosecuted.

   Secondly, now that you know that you're the Father, you will no doubt be wanting an involvment in the childs life and rightly so. If you cannot make fair contact arrangements with your ex, you can take civil action through the courts. I think the court fee is around £160 plus solicitors fees. You could do it yourself, but it would be better to use a solicitor.

   As far as the CSA is involved, you have to just take whatever they dish out. Over the next few years they may cause you a hell of a lot of stress. I have been through hell with the csa for the last 10 years and it's still going on now.

   I hope you find this info useful. I have a facebook page set up to help people like you. Please join my group at the following address: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=239895093918&ref=nf

   Thanks and good luck.

   Matt

   Posted 2 years ago #

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