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Hello,
here is sort story about my situation:
I live here in uk, and Im not-resident parent of one children which lives in uk as well. I pay child maintenance through CSA for my child. But I do have one more child which lives in my origin country and I do pay for him child maintenance, but of course not through CSA, cause he lives not in uk. But I do have the court order and child birth sertificate (its not in english language) that I pay. Question is, Can second child be take in to account?
If there need, court order can be translate (but court was not in uk).
Would be very thankfull if you could help me. Thank you.
Regards,
Hi Mode.
Thank you for your post. I am William the Child Maintenance Options consultant.
We are a different organisation to the Child Support Agency (CSA), but I will try and point you in the right direction.
The CSA can only deal with an application for child maintenance when both parents and the child live in the UK.
Generally, if you are paying maintenance for more than one child, the CSA will work out the total amount payable for all children involved. This is then divided equally so that the same amount is paid for each child.
If you were to pay child maintenance for your children, both through the CSA and via a family-based arrangement, the CSA would not be able to take into account any maintenance that is being paid through a family-based arrangement, although any court orders covering child maintenance can be taken into account.
Having said that, you would need to speak to the CSA directly to see if your court order that was put in place outside of the UK, can be taken in to account.
You can find their contact details on any letter the CSA have sent you, or you will find it on their website at: https://www2.dwp.gov.uk/csa/v2/en/setup/apply-by-telephone.asp.
If you feel that you can reach an agreement with your ex-partner, then a family-based arrangement could be an option for you. Family-based arrangements give you the flexibility to agree between you what counts as child maintenance, and to change your agreement as your children get older or your circumstances change.
For more information about family-based arrangements and access to useful tools and forms online you can visit http://www.cmoptions.org, or if you would prefer a confidential chat you could call the Child Maintenance Options team on 0800 988 0988 (free from a landline).
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