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I’m appalled by these adjournments

July 4, 2014

I emigrated from UK to Australia almost 7 years ago with my 2 children who were then aged 6 & 9. Whilst living in the UK I had never received one penny in Child support from their father despite going through the CSA & ICE teams.

When i moved here the Australian CSA chased my ex partner & managed to pin enforcement orders on him getting him into court. To date he has appeared in court no less than 15 times & has been ordered to pay a nominal fee of $200 / month until a proper payment can be sorted out. This case has been adjourbed every time & to date the arrears that my expartner owes me ( just from the time we have lived in Australia are almost $15,000.

Every time the case is brought to court & adjourned it is costing the governement money. How do I get my case looked into & sorted out once & for all? I have tried contacting the Australian CSA but they have done all they can and put it in the hands of the UK CSA to sort out, which is clearly where the problem lies.

How long do these adjournments be allowed to go on before someone says ‘ enough is enough, pay the money you owe”. I am appalled by this, I am paying everything for my children & he is allowed to get away with paying a meagre amount while he lives in a large house in Knutsford Cheshire, with his new wife Please help !

Written by Chz · Filed Under CSA Complaints 

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Comments

  • Peter says:
    July 4, 2014 at 5:16 pm

    I think your resounding bitterness is based on what ‘you’ seek to gain ie money, it appears to be all about what ‘you’re owed’ whereas actually it’s about payments of what the chidren require to live a ‘normal’ life. Too many mothers focus on what ‘they’ can gain post seperation, forgeting on the focus that should be the children…this is all to common place !

  • Cheryl Jewsbury says:
    July 7, 2014 at 10:39 am

    Thanks for your comments Peter however as a single parent I have provided for my children the whole of their lives … I do feel that I am owed the money yes … But owed the money to make a better life for my children so they have more than the basics I can provide on one wage . It takes 2 to have children it should take 2 to provide for them too. I’m not looking for recompense to give ME a better life or as payback for a wayward father and I think your comments are shallow and unfair

  • jo says:
    July 7, 2014 at 1:16 pm

    It takes 2 to have a child but when money becomes involved the children become ‘my’ children….they’re not just yours.

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