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I recently obained a contact order including staying contact for my child. This brought the number of nights across a threshhold meaning I could apply for a reduction in CSA child maintenance.
Initially the mother disagreed but upon submission of a copy of the court order my claim was upheld.
The mum then began to go against the court order and reduce staying contact. She then appealed the CSA decision.
Does anyone have any experience or advice about this?
Note: yes enforcement for the contact issue is an option but what of the CSA
I'm pretty sure that the CSA work on the actual number of nights of staying contact, and not the number of days ordered by court. You would need to enforce the contact order in the first instance - it would be curious what she told the CSA exactly - if you can get this from the CSA, it could be useful for you to use in court.
Hi Dragonfly.
Thank you for your post. My name is William the Child Maintenance Options consultant.
Here at Child Maintenance Options we provide free impartial information and support to parents and anyone else with an interest in child maintenance.
As you mention in your post you may wish to consider enforcement of the court order.
With regards to your Child Support Agency (CSA) case, you will need to contact the CSA directly. You can find contact details on any letter the CSA have sent to you. Or, you can find the right number here: https://www2.dwp.gov.uk/csa/v2/en/contact/index.asp
William
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