How long does the CSA take to be sorted from the time you send your form off to when payments are sorted out

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I sent my form off about 6 weeks ago now but still not heard anything. Just wondered how long it normally takes

i'm not sure but hopefully it won't take too much longer for you x

well mine started in august and still isn't sorted, but slightly different scenario as we had to get dna done cos xdp was denying it all.

i think i remember 12 weeks being the maximum time mentioned?

Five years and waiting here!

about 15 yeasr isn't it?

sorry thats not helpfull. tbh i think it very much depends on each case.

Mine is an extreme case! sorry am in a bad mood after another useless letter from them on friday!

twinset hope you don't mind me asking but what do you mean by extreme?

I meant extreme as in it has taken the five yearsto achieve absolutely nothing and I don't think they ever will.

I had steady maintence for the first year of dd life and then it all went wrong as he worked for his family and when he started refusing to pay and an attachemnt to earnings was strated they refused to hand over the money. THey then went bankrupt twice, he hasd changed jobs twice and now had another kid.I actually in effectpay him maintenance.

what's an attachment to earnings?

they take maintenance straight from the employer, used when men don't pay their maintenance but of no suse when the employer is his family!

2 years and still waiting for first payment.

my dss birth mother put in a claim when she started on benefits, and the claim was worked out within a week.

however, my ds1 father seems to get away with it.not sure if its because we arent on benefits, but they havent chased him up, despite my requests for 4,yes, 4 years.

i once got a payment from csa in august 2003 for £250. that is it!

hope yours goes well!

oh yes twinset i knew someone who used to get their boss who was a family friend to give part of his wages in cash so it looked like he wasn't earning as much.

It was a nihgtmare, theywere extremely unpleasant family and told me that if I ever rocked the boke they would "sack him"and pay him cash in hand or simply pay him not to work as they were that desperate to hurt me.

I get nothing from him now and to be honestprefer it that way.

18 months still waiting and no correspondence despite contant chasing in 13 months, tossers. Not that they anooy me of course

dont hold your breath - but one tip that does help - put in a complaint and you get a quicker response.