Anyone else got an ongoing saga with the CSA?

[lottieandmia]

I've had a new case for dd3 open for nearly a year now. After a lot of to-ing and fro-ing it seems as if they have finally done a calculation and it turns out her dad is earning far more than I thought he was!

I am now waiting to see whether this money actually materialises. So far her father has tried denying paternity and then refused a DNA test.

It just seems to go round in circles.

I contacted CSA because my ex had a habit of paying me whatever and when ever he felt like it.

He then told me they had told him he'd been overpaying, and didn't have to pay for a few months until he was 'back in credit' as it were. CSA have told me this isn't the case, and that money that was (or wasn't) paid before the case was opened is nothing to do with them. (the amount he was meant to pay was worked out on the CSA online calculator, using the income he said he had, so his fault if it was wrong imo)

Then he moved in with his gf and her dc, so my payments were reduced (a system I totally disagree with)
He then moved out of her house, as her benefits were affected by him being there. I informed CSA that he no longer lived with the other dc, and they told me that he had to report that himself (according to their website you can report someone you think is lying to CSA)
I haven't had any money from him for months now, and CSA refuse to speak to me as I fail the security question "when did you last receive a payment?" Well I haven't, for months. But apparently that's not the answer
I've also never received a payment schedule so can't even tell them when the payment was due.

Honestly, I wouldn't hold out much hope, but hope your experience is better than mine.

Not had a penny since July.Not had any contact from CSA since July either.I have phoned emailed etc.They just don t want toknow.

What happened Sandiy?

Ineed - I already get monthly payments via the CSA from my ex-husband for my older two girls but the youngest one's father is non-compliant and we don't even talk since the last words I had with him were threats from him.

I think when they are determined not to pay it can be very difficult to get a result.

Look at your bank statements to see when your last payment was?

Ineed,

They have several security questions they ask you,ask them to give you a different one.

I've had bank account number and address
Dates of claim

That sort of thing.

Or deal with it in a letter.

Thanks sock everytime I've phoned its been the same 3 questions, dcs full names and last payment date.
Phoning them is on my to do list tomorrow, if I have no luck I eill write to them. :)

Yes, 3 years, 74 phone calls from me, 27 phone calls from them, 4 letters from me, 32 letters from them (including a batch of 8 letters, in seperate envelopes, all printed and arrived the same day, each with a different payment amount that was going to be collected from ex).

They have so far managed to collect one payment, of £3, which they then paid into someone else's account as they had changed the bank details on my records by accident

I've given up, ex is back on job seekers, and it's cost me more in time and phone calls than they are ever likely to collect.

Haha Ball, I also had different letters on the same day this week saying how much they would collect!

My ex owes over a thousand pounds however i dont want to phone the csa because i dont want to be charged for it. The last time i phoned they expected me to know where he worked and how much he earned.

One of my friends is owed almost 18k she's recently sold her house and had to hand over 60k to the useless prick was not even allowed to deduct the money he owes her and the CSA won't even act knowing he has the 60k

Sock that is ridiculous. I am

She was in a catch 22 really, the judge would not give her consent to deduct them money because the CSA were meant to deal with enforcement yet the CSA had no interest in doing anything when she informed them or even in getting any enforcement orders against him.

When I applied for CSA..They spoke to my Exh and he told them it was not convienient to talk... She just decided he wasn't contesting paternity and deducted £10 a fortnight from his benefits...