What are my options now I’m being made redundant?
July 16, 2014
Briefly,was with CSA (HORRID EXPERIENCE) and managed to negotiate my ex away (basically I took on a load of debt),made a priovate agreement.Now I may be losing my job and due redundancy.
Amount would be enough to clear all my debts and leave me with a sum to live on for approx a year while i find new job.(touchwood) If this happens my questions are-
a) If she goes to csa prior to redunadancy and I receive a lumps um on my pay slip can she touch it?(im told she can touch anything above the 30k tax free bit!)If so on what terms -ie 20% for two kids less a seventh?
b) If she goes to them after I finish and I am redundant,can they still ask for two months pay slips and take a portion of my lump sum?
Common sense says they shouldnt as it isn’t income and I need to live but when did that stop these people?
I have no intention of reneging on our agreement if I get another job and every intention of putting money aside for the kids as it would be my only opportunity to do so.Would be nice to know I could give them a lump sum each when they are 18 and I would also take them on a great holiday but after three months if I dont have a job I would have to review it.
She has an income of over £200 per week more than me so could survive without it but right now I feel over a barrell.
Can anyone tell me categorically where I stand please?
All help appreciated.
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I would’ve stuck with the csa, better the devil you know than risk your ex going back to the csa and taking you to the cleaners – recognising private arrangements is at their discretion, but in any event if you are claiming benefits then you will only be required to pay the bare minimum until you work again. If you are not earning anything then you don’t pay anything. Not even the csa can take payments from income you don’t have.
I paid a private arrangement for 4 years. She then went to the csa and despite a mountain of evidence and bank records I’ve been paying “arrears” for the nearly 5 years.
They can’t touch your redundancy pay if that’s what you’re worried about as it’s not taxable income. As for benefits I think they take about £5 a week.
As Tim said I would of stayed paying through the csa as you’re leaving yourself open to be shafted.
That’s bollox chaps. I had a private agreement and my ex lied and told CSA I paid her nothing.. They took her case on,as they do and she ended up worse off as I had been paying over the odds… The thick bitch still used the CSA even though she was getting less. She did this though to cause constant trouble and the heartless mother stopped me having access to my children despite two contact orders in order to gain ah extra £4.00 per week. In answer to the question I think it a maximum of a fiver a week from your benefits. Ben wiskin you need to sort private payments. They have to take these into account. Visit childsupportagencyripoffs and get some help and use your mp.. If you need advice this site will help with letters etc.. Good luck all…
Hello I have just been told that I’m about to be made redundant. I currently pay my ex wife an agreeded voluntary sum for my daughter each month based on the online Maintenance options calculator.
I have already found a new job but the job is less well paid. I informed my ex that this would mean that the ongoing maintenance would be less.
She asked if I would be using any of my redundancy to make up the short fall in the payments I told her no as this would be used to pay offf my mortgage to alleviate some of the short fall in my new lower salary and help me set up a pension for myself. Along with the maintenance I also pay her £50 month towards a pension for her!
Is she legally entitled to any if my redundancy monies?