[Solved] COURT ACTION LIABILITY AFTER 19 YEARS,CAN I ARGUE THE ORDER IN COURT

I’ve combined your two separate threads, it can be confusing if two identical threads are running simultaneously and getting replies.

I did not tell them about the change of address at the time because,it still had not been resolved,sorted out,i contested the amount because me and my partner were still going out with each other,and we never lived together ,and had not even broke up,in though days ,out of £400 a month they wanted only £100 was going to my daughter.......
But when i went to court in Nov 2006,the csa found out i come back from the USA in 2005 i owe £440 from then on wards.I had pay nothing because they been send letters to the wrong address so i new nothing about it.First summons i did not get, wrong address again the second i did.Once i got to court ,the csa women who was outside the court , apologise said it was there fault, they waved £440 and i payed from that date onwards until my daughter was 21....Now because the CMS has taken over they have dissed to try again and go back farther.....they are upset already because the statute of limitations means they cannot go back any father then 13th July 2000....

they seem very incompetent. they phone me every now and then. unless you changed your number, dont see why they could not have called you or left messages.

I was going to contact my local MP..but is there any point...i went to court and they said you cannot argue, contest any of the money you owe on the old csa system,i could not believe it....i have my self assessment and tax bill from 2000 to 2001 still,which prof i only earn £3,000 that year..but because the csa could not get hold of me because they were sending letters to the wrong old address they made out i earn £25,000 that year so i owe them £4,300...but should only be £250 to £300...even with 100% prof i only earn £3,000 they did not want to know....
To make matters even worse,i am now a single father bring up my 3 year old son who has ADHD on my own,i told them i am on Universal tax credit and not working.....then the CMS solicitor in court comes in and say he owns his own house,oh right so i have to pay £4,300 in 14 days now because of that...like i got no mortgage,electric,Gas,Phone,Council tax ect bills to pay......and this is Justice after 19 years,that they got wrong

I'm not 100% sure on the calculation method of the pre 2003 system, but I think the percentage of salary was much higher than now, but I believe it was on your salary after living expenses had been deducted. I think the system then was also that the state paid the maintenance to the parent with care, and then claimed it back from the non-working parent, which might be why a lot of this money is going to the state, and not to the mother. I would ask them for a full breakdown as to how the sum has been arrived at, anyway.