Welcome to the DAD.Info forum: Important Information – open to read:
Our forum aims to provide support and guidance where it can, however we may not always have the answer. The forum is not moderated 24 hours a day, so If you – or someone you know – are being harmed or in immediate danger of being harmed, call the police on 999.
Alternatively, if you are in crisis, please call Samaritans on 116 123.
If you are worried about you or someone you know is at risk of harm, please click here: How we can help
Hi,just needing some help/advice,my daughter left school May 2012 at the age of 16 and enrolled in a health & beauty course at her local college,she started this in September of the same year.In November 2012 she found herself a job and continued with the course up until the Xmas holidays.
In January 2013 she stopped attending college to concentrate on her job,i telephoned the CSA to make them aware of this and was told that they would need the information from my ex-wife and continue making payments (i did owe some arrears).
I since found out from my daughter that her mother had not declared to the child benefit dept that my daughter had left college and was working and ignoring all communication from the CSA.
Every time i spoke with CSA they gave me the same story that they couldnt contact my ex-wife but to maintain the payments,i explained the situation regarding the child benefit and was told they would liaise with them and investigate further.
I continued to make the payments thinking that they were going towards the arrears that i owed and never received any other information.
A few weeks ago i received a letter stating that the regular payments had ceased but would still owe the arrears,i received yesterday another letter from them with a summary sheet of payments and it shows i have been paying the regular payments from when my daughter started work with little amounts being deducted off the arrears.
Could anyone tell me when should the regular payments have ended ?
Do i have a strong case against them ?
It seems unfair that i have been paying £35 per week for 40 weeks whilst my daughter has been working for a living !!
Any help would be most appreciated.
DEAN.
The CSA payments should have stopped at the same time as the Child Benefit payments, though it's not clear what happens if the benefit was claimed fraudulently - I'm not aware anyone has ever tested that.
Welcome to the DAD.info forum.
We don’t like to set ‘rules’, but to make sure that you and the other dads are kept safe, we have some requests. When engaging with the forum, please be aware of the following:
- The forum is not moderated 24 hours per day.
- Many of the moderators do so on a voluntary basis. Whilst they may be able to provide some guidance, advice or support, they may not be able to deal with specifics.
- We are not an emergency crisis service so if you or someone else is in immediate danger, please call emergency services.
- If you are concerned about the safety of a child, please click here to find the support you can get for them (link to new page)
- If you are in crisis, please call Samaritans on 116 123. They are open 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.
We hope you find this forum a supportive environment and thank you for joining us.