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I've joined this forum on behalf of my partner who struggles to deal with the CSA and his ex wife. We have been together almost 4 years and have made regular payments direct to his ex wife, however, we have now been advised by the CSA that he owes £2000 plus in arrears for the period 2007-2012!!
I have rung them on his behalf today and they have advised that they have received no confirmation regarding 'voluntary' payments to his ex wife at all (even though I have sent them a list of dates and amounts twice). Luckily for the majority of them we have an audit trail as she is either paid by cq or bank transfer.
The case has now been passed to their enforcement division and I await contact from them!!
Out of interest does anyone know how they actually work out how much you should pay as the guy I spoke to was a little vague to say the least!! - my partner lives with me and my 2 boys and we both work and I own my own house. His ex-wife had a substantial divorce settlement and now lives in Social Housing (not sure how she managed this with the settlement she got but thats another matter entirely!)
many thanks
Hi
The basic calculation is 15% of hois takehome pay for one child, 20% for two and 25% for three or more. If he is now living with you, I think (I'm not 100% sure as you aren't married) that the amount he pays is then reduced by 20%, so effectively, the above figures become 12%, 16% and 20% of takehome pay.
Why have the CSA not been in touch beforehand - have they said?
One more thing, the CSA can be very slow to change course once they are set in there ways. Get your case down in writing as soon as possible and go to see your local MP and ask him/her to contact the CSA on your behalf - an MP's enquiry boosts the priority of your case and can make a significant difference. Unfortunately, some MPs can also be slow to work, which is why you need to start as soon as possible.
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