Hi All, New here, Hoping someone here can put some light at the end of the tunnel for me, I am feeling completely shafted.
I'll try and summise.
I got a call then a letter from the CSA recently, My ex-wife is claiming for non payment from 2008 to 2016.
The CSA want me to pay her £5.5k or about £50 a week.
I wrote to them asking for details, but they rejected my request and went ahead by sending me a standing order mandate for me to set up immediately.
I countered by going to my Bank and asking for a printout from 2008 which clearly shows I have been paying my ex-wife since that day and to this day (They are not disputing amount, they are disputing payments). Anyhow I have sent them the proof of that by recoreded delivery.
Have had a further letter saying that I must pay immediately and that if not, they may deduct the amount at source.
I phoned them to be informed that I had not provided sufficient proof and that for starters they wanted one year's worth of Bank statements from 2008, (Now, I don't know many people that have kept Bank statements going back 10 years) I only have last 5 years
Called my Bank whom will send me the statements for that year, but it will take up to 3 weeks as it's very old archived data. In the meantime, I am worried that they will deduct the money for non payment while I wait for the proof to arrive and then send it on.
The kicker here is that my child finished A-Levels in July (Starts UNI in Sept), so am I right in thinking that I no longer have to pay child maintenance? (I still am paying)
Also, when I send the statements, can I redact any other payments? Or should I leave them as is?
Any help, much, much much appreciated.
Thank you.
Hi there
All I can suggest is to keep in regular contact with them, put it in writing that the bank are in the process of retrieving the statements that they require and have given you a timeframe. Request that any attachment to your earnings is put on hold until they receive the bank statements.
As your child is starting Uni in September, the payments should stop at the beginning of September anyway. However, it’s up to the claimant mother to report the change, if she is still claiming child benefit, they will conclude that you are still liable for CM.
I would personally not redact, but its up to you.... not something we’ve been asked.
If you ask our financial moderator, she may be able to advise you further, her thread is in the Finance section, if you post there she will respond.
Best of luck
When you say other payments - do you mean to your ex? If so, I wouldn't redact - what it shows is that you are making regular payments for maintenance, and then other payments for expenses as they arise, an in my opinion, that reinforces the fact that the regular payments are for maintenance.
I also assume that this isn't a new claim (CSA claims can't be backdated to before the case was opened) so you have a strong argument that you were paying in accordance with the CSA. I would look at raising a complaint with the way your case is being handled - that might make them reconsider giving you a bit more time to produce the documents