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Hi, I will try and be brief, I have paid through the CSA and my son is now 17. My ex-wife and I would like to switch to a private agreement so that we can end things amicablly and we both set an end date. We have agreed a monthly amount and end date and would like to close the CSA case but there are arrears of £4k on there (a mistake by the csa that was recently found). I believe that the CSA will not close the case with arrears on, I can pay by credit card or I have said to my ex-wife that I can pay the arrears direct to her if she tells the CSA that she is happy for the case to be closed with arrears on. Will the CSA close the case in this instance and what happens to the arrears? The other thing is they are currently conducting a change of circumstances investigation and I sent my last two months wage slips so they have also said that there could be arrears arising from that and backdated to when my ex contacted the agency to say that she thought my wages have changed. They have gone up slightly but so have my housing costs. My case was opened in 1998 but was transferred onto the new system and the arrears are as a result of the CSA not phasing the case over.
I believe that the CSA will close the case if your ex asks them to and says she is happy for them to write off the arrears (assuming this is under CSA2 - post 2003). After that, you can make a family based arrangement between you - this should help http://www.cmoptions.org/en/family/index.asp
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