Paying CSA even with 50% custody

April 18, 2010

My son has been bullied by CSA for the past 4 years. The story is too long and complicated to explain only that CSA has put every obstacle in my son’s way to make his life hell. My son has 50% percent custody which has cost him dearly but has no regrets. He still has to pay his rich ex wife alimony and the 50% of the school fees. The children aged 7 and 5 years of age have been enrolled in a very expensive school which is costing $10,000 each child yearly. My son has repeatedly said he cannot afford it even though he signed the enrolment form when his first child was 4years of age which was before the separation. His tried to explain to CSA that since the separation happened the financial status has changed and he no longer can afford such a school , even though his ex wife parents who are willing to pay for half of the school and show it to CSA as a loan to their daughter (ex wife). After the Tribunal hearing my son had all CSA decisions overturned but he agreed to pay an amount of $10,000 being half of the school fees for the two years as it took the same period for the Tribunal hearing to take place. Meanwhile his ex wife has enrolled the second child at the same school without my son’s consent. The $10,000 school component which he borrowed from us was paid directly to the school.

CSA is refusing to acknowledge that the school is not affordable and accepting my son’s ex wife story and also they are refusing to credit his debt of $10,000 because CSA is saying that the “$10,000 was not a mutual agreement” regarding it’s a school component.

My son has object to CSA’s decision so it’s in the process of going to the Tribunal again. Meanwhile a Notice to Provide Information & documents to the child Support Registrar Child Support (Registration & Collection) has been sent to his employer so they can collect money directly from his wages even though according to the amount paid, discarding the penalties which CSA have ignored to erase although the Tribunal as overturned CSA decision in what time the penalties was instated, my son is in credit of approx. $1,000.

Has CSA with my son’s proof of paper trail to CSA that this process is going through the system still have power to withdraw money from his wages??? The reason I’m asking is because the overpayment he made in the first 12months of his separation has been disregarded by CSA even though they said otherwise.

Please advise.

Comments

  • Brokenfather says:

    I suspect you are not referring to the UK CSA.

    Australia perhaps?

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