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Can I claim to the CSA?
My divorce was finalised in aug 2009. I have 3 children, 11, 9 and 7 yrs old. My ex-husband and I share the contact and I have the children 60-70% of the time. My ex-husband does not give me any money for their upkeep saying that he pays when he looks after them. they are currently at a private school and I am facing the decision to withdraw them from this school as I can no longer afford the fees.
My ex-husband is a potter and says he has no income. I knw he has struggled to pay his tax bill at the end of July. Do you think it is worth me pursuing him for some sort of payment for them. I have asked him informally and he says he cannot give me anything. I am a doctor in the NHS working 75% of full-time.
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Surely if you seek to take a substantial proportion of his low income then you will seriously affect the standard of life of your children when in his care.
State schools are free …..
It is only worth pursuing if you feel he does indeed have money to help contribute towards the upkeep of them when they are with you. However, think carefully about rocking the boat as so many variables are involved and you may end up with nothing and high stress levels and bad blood with the ex. Unfortunately I wouldn't recommend even engaging the CSA, my thoughts are with you should you feel it has become necessary to go down this route.
Hi Kathryn,
The agency permits parents with care to claim against the non resident parent for child support, that are within their jurisdiction.
Whether or not its ‘worth you pursuing’ is a decision that you ultimately have to make.
chall – afairercsaforall.co.uk
If you still are able to talk to him then dont poison the relationship with csa involvement. Use the CSA only as a last resort, there are now other ways to come to an agreement over payments.
Pure greed.. the bloke is struggling & you want more money…typical woman. You drop him in the CSA, your both doomed.
believe me when i say that if you involve the "goons" at the csa ,then no-one wins. just breed ill feeling and the children will suffer then . if you have them 60-70% and your ex the rest of the time, are you both happy with that and why have you suddenly decided after some 13 months that its not enough ? talk to each other ..please .keep the csa away from you both .they ruin lives ,and dont give a damn for anyone aslong as they get there pound of flesh ….good luck ,keep us all poted of how you get on .
What ever you do do NOT get the c,s,a involved all it will do is break down communication between you and the kids will suffer in the end as it becomes very bitter on collecting tham and dropping them off!! Believe me when i say this as it has caused a massive problem for us and we no longer see the child involved and haven't for nearly 5 months and it is breaking his dads heart. PLEASE DON'T DO IT.
I'd shut this disaster down and send whoever it was responsible for its creation and subsequent management to jail for the lives wrecked and sadly those lost (MEN dead 70+) peeps who want to remind me of parental responsibilities – puleeeeeze save your breath I live n breath mine. wake up peeps/.
I think that if something whether its a quid or a hundred quid is not given with a good heart then basicly shove it…I have respect for myself and my children and would not tolerate all this bad feeling,.over what amounts to be sod all most of the time…I also think that SOME women are unfair, greedy and devious..