CSA debt collector demanded money be paid instantly
Please would someone be so kind to give us some advice?
My case started in 1999 for a child that i told wasn’t mine. So refused to pay and tried to avoid all contact with the csa. After a few years i was convinced the child was mine and had regular contact. Gave the mother of my child large sums of money, paid for my exs family holidays, household goods, clothes etc. She was on benefits and told me she wouldnt receive any benefit if i paid the csa. I didnt know too much about the csa at that point.
Anyway, i now have a new partner, another child of my own and 3 step children. I have a mortgage of £150k. House worth £203k. Earn £30k a yr. I’ve been landed with a £27k arrears to the csa?! It was passed on to eversheds/fairfax and i was paying £100 a month until my employment situation got better. I ended up loosing my job and not being able to pay anything. Eversheds were very understanding about this. After 6 months i found myself in employment again and tried to negotiate with the csa as the debt had been passed back to them, they would not take £200 a month. They argued i had £8k available to spend on a credit card and wanted it there and then. Apparently this would prevent them getting a liability order?! Tracey Hitchman (csa debt collector) demanded that i paid the £8k there and then!! I explained ‘its robbin peter to pay paul’…. i couldnt possibly afford to do that on a credit card with the interest?! Tracey also explained i could end up jailed or loose m!
y house?!
I just dont understand why they are doing this. We are at our witts end and don’t know where to turn.
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do not pay the csa with a credit card no no no !! contact your mp immediatley and they will investigate at a higher level
They don't care about anything except getting hold of their money and if they are responsible for a few more fathers deaths along the way – even better.
Don't pay….Been there…It is bull shit.
they cannot demand any monies from yourself that would give you hardship.demanding this kind of money is just scare tatics,and you will never loose your home.you can ONLY pay back on what you can afford.i had this last year but i only had arrears of £2500.you could contact your local mp to investicate your case or seek advice from a lawyer.don't panic there is help out there 'afairercsaforall.co.uk'.pay them what you can afford without you having nothing at the end of the month,that way if it does go to court the judge will see you are making a effort to pay this back FACT.also ask for all your paperwork that the csa have on your case,by law they have to send this to you,so you can see if all of previous payments etc are correct and that they have not made any mistakes.
If you want to know more inbox me. I know a way to stop it before it gets worse…It is simple really. Hard work and alot of fighting but you will get the hang of it…
Get your case referred to falkirk, the csa complaints dept. I did and the case got sorted along with the aid of my MP
The CSA too six years to even assess me then a further two before they contacted me then expected me to pay off "arrears" in two years. I told them in front of a judge to go swivel, Ill be repaying over the next six years, having already paid back over two.DONT GET INTO DEBT FOR THE CSA!
Jim, Well said !!! ;0)
They are doing this because they have been lying to Parliament and the Public for years about the extent of the arrears owed to the CSA. The new Government has come in and is determined to collect ALL these so-called arrears NOW! Some people do have arrears, others are completely fictitious, already paid up etc, or like you have been left for years before they now hit you.They are not going to leave you alone because they are desperate! As Bish said, Do NOT pay them with a credit card or any other form of loan. They have to accept a reasonable offer. Demand an appointment with your MP. He'll probably try and get out of it, not another CSA case! Get what's happened down in writing and deliver the letter to his constituency office. Demand that he takes the matter further, preferably to the Parliamentary Ombudsman.In the mean time do NOT take phone calls from the CSA or Eversheds. Deal with everything in writing. I had the CSA demanding £18k at one point and a month later Eversheds wanted £52k. You will be threatened with a Liability Order. When you get the written notification, state that figures are incorrect and that any application to Court MUST be dealt with at your local Magistrates Court (Family). If they get past this stage, then they have to take it to your local County Court. It is here that you can say you have made reasonable offers of payment but the CSA has turned them down. If and when, the threats of Court action come to fruition then we are here to help.I would also get your phone line blocked so that the CSA or Eversheds cannot ring you. Speak to your phone provider, most can provide a number blocking function. That will give you some peace and quiet over Christmas/New Year.Remember the CSA want this money now to pay their salaries and bonuses!
With 4 kids to provide for in your relationship ask for a income and expenditure form fill it incorrectly ???? and then make them an offer they can't refuse !!
Peter,You are impressively dedicated to the cause ;0)
8k on a credit card did they ask for this in writing ?threatening you with action on a debt or suggesting you borrow money to clear a debt after filling out a expenditure form is illegal .its classed as trying to obtain monies with menaces and carries a prison sentence if found guilty , remind them of this and they will back off !!
I wish i knew all of this before I paid a massive lump on my credit crd last week. It was there fault I got in arrears. They were told almost four years ago that my ex had taken ver the mortgage with her boyfirend. They decided to do yet another review, at the request of my wonderful ex and hit me with 3k the week before christmas. They really bullied me into paying a lump off. Even threatened me with Bailiffs. They are animals and should not be allowed to do this to people, especially when it is there fault.
My husband had a bill of arrears recently for over 11k. It was from a time he was paying maintenance direct but didn't know his ex had contacted the CSA aswell and he was out of the country. They demanded he pay the arrears and suggested credit card. He refused and sent a detailed income/expenditure schedule to them (by recorded delivery) As he is now paying maintenance for his children through the CSA, they had no choice but to accept his offer of £5 a week towards his arrears as they have to put current children first. We are fully expecting a big bill of arrears when his children reach 19 and then will come another battle I expect! Don't be bullied.
danny contact your credit card company and withdraw the payment immediatley
First thing you need to do Glen is to determine that the child is yours. Ask the CSA for a DNA test which you will obviously have to pay for. If it turns out that the child is not yours then you will be refunded the costs. iFthe DNA test proves that the child is not yours then the case should be closed by the CSA.
A heart wrenching decision to make but one that I feel needs to be done. What if the child isnt yours? What do you do then?
You have to trawl through this website but there is excellent information avaliable to you.
Good luck.
Graeme
We went throught the same thing. Didn't pay by credit card, but struggled to pay arrears over 2 years because husband was already on a DEO. When you are in that situation, you cannot argue 🙁
Wont be long before someone gets pushed over the edge by these government gangsters….i know its bad but it makes you wonder how people like Raoul Moat are created by the "fair for all" system of government
I said that before Craig, they will push someone to do a Derek Bird or Roul Moat on them. I pray they do.
get in touch with your MP ASAP; they will write with your complain straight away and the CSA will have to make your payments manageable; if that fails get a solicitor.
@ Richard Murray, I have had a case wanker called Mark King asking me to take a loan out to pay my arrears he told me that I had to pay £516 pm and this was without the arrears and if I did not do so then they will go to my employer and take 40% I would assume this is classed as trying to obtain monies with menaces – I have just received my data prints and I have the little prick on a recording with all of this and you hear me telling him that I cant afford to pay such amounts as I will not be able to cover my outgoings.
Ok guys send me a list of the names who have been dealing with you I shall build a name and shame web page if we can get photos of the wankers that would be great too
We need a class action through the legal system, we need to finally kill off this agency!
the csa are C***s they dont care as long as they get there money from us, ive spent 4 years trying to get access to 3 children i have with no such luck, the csa started a DOE on me and the frst time i new of this was one day before as they sent me a letter telling me this, i called and told them what there doing is wrong they’ve not ever sent me a statement of earnings form or even given me an option to pay D/D ive had my mp help me but there is only so much they can honestly do. I have to deal with the twats in Hastings, its crippled my finance’s to he point where im having to find cheaper place to rent, ive not got a live i work and just sit around the rest of the time thanks to my landlord im aloud to use the internet so at least i can chat to mate i cant afford to go see
just been told csa gonna take over £500 out of wages got partner and 7mnth old at home with £600 mnth mortgage with other bills to pay will struggle to live dont know what to do please help me !!!!!!!!!!!
I am on the other foot my son is 19 and i seperated from his father when he was 3. I was a battered wife and he was a womaniser. He is a millionaire and he has never paid a penny. He has teh csa wrapped around his little finger. He doeasnt see my son as my son can see what he is a bully. My son is doeing an apprenticeship and i am having to pay hp on a car so he can get their. Where is our justice. Their has been days i couldnt eat. After saying that anything is better than living with him.
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My partner has been paying cash to his ex wife for his children, (£200-£300pm for two children). He unfortunately has no record of this. She has been to the CSA and they stated he has arrears of £16k and are now arresting his wages by 40%. He does not have any money to pay bills and eat. What do you suggest he does? He is obviously happy to pay towards the children as he always has but the 40% is crippling him. We are very desperate.
My friend rents a house off my other friend who is due csa money, the csa are trying to get her to pay the money she receives to pay her rent direct to them to pay for her landlords arrears can they do this? Any help would be great