CSA doesn’t care about my new child, only their money
The first thing I want to state is how poor a company the CSA is. I am the NRP who decided to contact the CSA to arrange paying via them as I have one child on its way (two weeks to go) and a step daughter with my partner and a child with my ex.
I have contacted CSA to make sure that I am not paying too much or too little for my child with my ex even though I know my ex will use the money on herself (Tattoos, hair dye etc) and not on my child.
The concern I have is that due to personal circumstances and the fact that I am in the forces I am currently away from my family who live in NI. As I have my work address as my correspondence address so that I can answer letters etc as soon as possible, I am getting penalised by the CSA.
They have stated to me that as I am only going through them for my child with my ex and not for my stepdaughter and child who is born shortly that they are not considered in the equation to work out CSA but if I went through them and not a private arrangement then they will. Surely if I am paying for my child (due) and my stepdaughter irrespective of where they live they should be considered, as there mum is my partner, why should I go through them? Surely they should be considered especially my newborn as I will be on his birth certificate.
They also stated that I have to pay £80 per week for my child with my ex but if I went through them for my to be newborn then it would equate to £52 per week as my newborn would receive £52 (20% of net income divided by two). But as I am not then my ex child would receive £80 so in there opinion then my to be newborn would only receive £24 (52 x 2 – 80). Why are they such a poor excuse of a company and realise that irrespective of paying through them if my name is on two birth certificates then they should work out 20% of your net income and 50% of that would then go to my child. Are they a bunch of imbeciles or what cos if I decided to go through them then that’s what they would work out.
Regards,
Phil
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Phil,
I’m a bit confused…. Have you and your OH separated?
A person is within their rights to have an address, different to your home address, where you wish the CSA to send your letters to.
chall ~ afairercsaforall
I am a bit confused too. Are you and your partner together that is about to have the baby? If you are the CSA would take into account that there are other children in your household to reduce your maintenance liability to your ex. I believe from your net income for 2 children in your household they would deduct another 20% for them and then assess maintenance thereafter.
If you have separated from both mothers, you would not have to pay maintenance for your stepdaughter just both your biological children. They would collect maintenance at 20% of your net income and should divide this between both children.
I am still with my partner but due to being in the Forces and her living in NI. I believed that as I’m only over in NI every couple of weeks to arrange all my post to go to my Forces (work) address. However as she is my partner and requires money for milk, food, nappies etc for my to be Newborn and her child (my stepdaughter) I am sending money to her.
CSA though have stated that as my partner doesn’t live with me even though we would be living together and will be soon due to work that they do not count this into their calculations on maintenance for my child with my ex wife. This is what I believe unfair as they are discriminating against my other children.
Phil
Phi,
Does your partner receive any state benefits or/and tax credits etc, as a single person?
If so, that may be the issue. I doubt you could be considered as a member of her household for child support purposes.
chall
chall,
I take what you say and no she doesn’t but even if she did what would state benefits tax credits etc got to do with my maintenance. Its not like its being asked for on the form to be filled out. At the end of the day I am on two birth certificates, she is also my step daughter and I pay for them both even though I don’t live with them. Are the CSA expecting me not to pay for my own kid irrespective of whether or not I live with them.
Phil
Phil,
I was just trying to establish how the CSA may have come to the decision they have arrived at…
I expect if your partner claimed benefits or TC, as being a single person, then it would be considered she is the only adult belonging to the household, on the strength of such it maybe unlikely to be classed as your household with the CSA.
Where it is not obvious where people share the same household, the CSA will take factors such as if any have a alternative address, whether they share living areas, who pays the bills etc. No one factor on it’s own should be conclusive.
A person can be temporarily absent from the household without ending their membership of the household.
Do you consider where your partner lives your home, have you ever lived there and do you return for periods when you are on leave etc?
chall
have a look at this…. if we all supported or followed this guys approach, maybe something would change??
http://simon-mitchell.com/human_rights_and_the_child_support_agency.htm