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Daughter’s ex affords drink but not CSA payments

September 9, 2010

My daugher is owed over £1300 in arrears from her former partner, the father of her 4 year old daughter. He is a registered alcholic and works at the local Marks and Spencer warehouse. Last month my daughter was paid £385 by the CSA and on Friday 20.08.2010 my dughter discovered her bank had withdrawn £340 as per CSA instructions. On contacting the CSA they stated that Marks and Spencer had recalled £340 and would be taking the reidue of the £385 to-day. Apparently Marks and Spencer have stated that her former partner has worked only 16 hours a week (sufficent to claim the WTC, obviously “working the system”).

As he is paid by PAYE and this money was paid to my daughter a month ago how can it be allowable for the CPA to recall this money WITHOUT prior notice. Futher as he is a registered alcholic all Marks & Spenser have done is taken from my daughter, who does not do drugs or drinking, money intended for their employee’s four year old child and given him more to spend on his addiction.

Remember, drink and drugs are self inflicted. It is wrong that I will have to help out as a pensioner when my daughter’s former partner works, runs a car and can afford the luxury of alcohol at my grandaughter’s expense.

Whats the point of the CSA?

Written by Patricia Holdsworth · Filed Under CSA Advice 

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Comments

  • Brokenfather says:
    September 9, 2010 at 3:16 pm

    Well, the first thing you need to do is stop berating the father of your grandchild and accept that alcoholism is an illness, and the desire for alcohol not a voluntary one.

    Second, you need to accept that his earnings potential is likely to be low because of that illness, and therefore as will any Child Maintenance liability

    Third, you need to accept that he is fully entitled to claim WTC if he is on a low income, as everyone one else is that is in a similar position, including thousands of mothers working part and full time.

    Turning to the CSA, I would guess that M & S have told them that they made the payment in error and want it back, so the CSA are taking it back from your daughter. Do you know what the DOE is supposed to be for?

  • chall says:
    September 9, 2010 at 4:22 pm

    Hi Patricia Holdsworth,

    Does your daughters ex live with a new partner?

    Working Tax Credits, unlike Child Tax Credits (which are classed fully as NRP’s income) are deemed the income of the higher earner. Therefore, if your daughters ex has a partner and she earns more than he does, the WTC will be deemed the income of your daughters ex’s new partner. If their earnings are the same any WTC amount will be split 50/50, before being included in any child maintenance assessment.

    1) Can you confirm how much of the £385 was for regular weekly OR monthly maintenance?
    2) Was the remainder for arrears?
    3) Does the NRP have any other children that he pays maintenance for via the CSA?

    chall – afairercsaforall.co.uk

  • gambit says:
    September 15, 2010 at 2:28 pm

    Again I see Brokenfather tar’s all mothers with the same brush as his ex, people are looking for advice, if all you want to do is tell mothers violent, drunk, CSA dodging fathers, should be given a break, then go on another website and post away, this site is NOT for you to judge people that need real advice.

    As I said in another thread, some of us actually have been given the short straw and are trying to get the support our children are entitled to.

    Wake up, before you end up a bitter, lonely old man!

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