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My daughter’s father isn’t officially employed – can I get money from him?

I’ve just had a baby she is 12 days old. Her dad agreed to paying money towards her each week but has now changed his mind. He works for himself doing scrap metal so isn’t classed as employed, I want him to support her financialy, would I be able to get money through CSA from him?

9 thoughts on “My daughter’s father isn’t officially employed – can I get money from him?

  1. Yes you could. He is technically self employed, so therefore working.
    He should submit his yearly earnings to the CSA and they will calculate. However, with being self employed, money is often put back into the business, thus avoiding the CSA. However, if he claims he is not working and claiming benefits, the default payment is £5pw. However, if he is working and fails to declare earning to the CSA, there is a default maintenance payment of £30pw.

  2. Hi ask him for £50 per week and keep the csa out of it.
    The csa will ruin any chance of you having any positive relatioship with your childs father.
    Plus they will mess you about to the point of distraction.
    I hope everything works out for all of you.

    Regards,
    Woody

  3. whether he is working or not if he is not paying any tax then the csa wont beable to touch him!

  4. It depends if he is actually registered self-employed. If he is not, and money he is earns is “cash in hand” then there is very little that the CSA can do about it. This would normally result in a nil assessment being put in place.

    If you knew for sure that your ex partner was employed and earning an income, then the only other option at that stage would be to report it to HMRC as tax fraud.

    If he was registered self employed, then the assessment would either be based on first 3 months of accounts information or latest available tax return (depending on how long he had been self employed).

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