Ex not paying child support
02-September-2010
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My gripe is another CSA related one I'm afraid.  My sister has been split from her ex husband for a number of years and he has always been pretty elusive in making child support payments... for example stopping whenever he felt like it.  Back last year he stopped paying child support for good following an argument with his daughter.  My sister decided to approach the CSA for help.

This guy has a limited company (he's a salesman) and is known to have a decent income, in fact he has often boasted about this to his kids and it's also obvious by his lifestyle.  He has told the CSA he earns £100 a week and they seem to have taken him at his word!  Given the turnover of his company is under £3 million, he only has to submit basic accounts to Companies House which don't detail his income.  In actual fact we know he is earning between £35k and £60k per annum.

In my view the CSA should be asking for a copy of his latest accounts, along with his books showing the current period (given that accounts are historic), they should also get hold of his company bank statements etc.

Ex not paying child support

I'd appreciate some advice please.  Can anyone suggest what approach my sister can take to get the CSA to actually confirm his income in this case?  I'm sure this must apply to many other lone parents out there and seems an easy way to evade payment.  In effect he is trying to stall his child support payments until his youngest is 16.  I would also like to know if he can be chased retrospectively for payments if we can prove he has lied about his income.

Is the only way to involve a solicitor and then is there a legal right for the wife to get hold of his company accounts?  I could go on as this man is devoid of any responsibility for his own kids.  Even when he did pay limited and sporadic child support he told my sister he was paying her to bring up the kids!!!  Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

By: Kevin


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My point I was maken is the CSA take everything you have. And don't allow you to live. So that is useing the children for money and means to beet hubby over the head. If it was not, she would get on with her life and let x hubby get on with his life.
*Grizzy  06-Aug-2010 09:16

 
But she is useing them for money. If she wants the children to live with her than it is up to her to keep them. I never got a penny for my two children. I never asked for a penny off there father. I moved on and let him move on. Let him move on in life. If the CSA get him he will have not a thing. They don't even leave you enough to rent with. If she loves her children as I am sure she does. She should let it drop. Don't use children as a court battle. In the end it is the children that got hurt. I did it with no money off the dad. And I have two lovely children. That are happy and not bitter.....
*Grizzly  06-Aug-2010 09:06

 
Grizzly

She is not using the children to make money. She is expecting their father to help support his children financially. Parents divorce - children don't.

I am very sorry about your sick child and wish you the best but it has nothing to do with the case above.
*anon  20-Jul-2010 15:00

 
Tell your sister to leave her ex husband alone. And let him move on in live. They are not together now get over it. Tell her to get on with her life and stop useing her children for makeing money. I love my children and would noever ever use them for money. She has the children so tell her to get on with it. It is her to keep them and her to pay for them. Think how will the children feel when they grow up and see the mother used them for money. Some people are just not fit to have children.
*Grizzly  20-Jul-2010 13:04

 
Why does your sister want money off her old husband for her children? Please I don't understand at all. My husband has had the csa on his back for a few years now. I have a really ill daughter who has a brain tumber. But it is the evil women that claim csa that destroy lifes like my husbands old wife does. we have lost so much taken away by the csa. We can't live on what they allow us his old wife is on around 1,600 per month benifits my husband is trying to move on and keep his new family us.I have two children to a old husband and I have never clamed a penny off him. My children are not there to make money out off my old husband and battering him over the head. Why do you women do this Why? My daughter is dieing and we are not even allowed a bit of money so she can be happy, to go to the zoo would be nice for her. But no the csa take our money
*Grizzly  20-Jul-2010 12:52

 
*investigates the validity of starting a limited company in the future as opposed to getting a vasectomy.
*woodins  13-Jul-2010 12:41

 
I have had this problem myself with my ex for years. To be fair the CSA is only a collection agency and does not have powers of investigation. The other point, is that the CSA only follows government directives and income is basically calculated as what they are paid in wages. Owning a limited company allows the loopnhole of paying oneself a minimum wage yet taking money out of the dividend fund. This is not perceived as income for the purposes of the CSA calculation. I have requested a avariation and have had this put to tribunal for a' fairer' assessment. In addition, mither your MP for changes in law relating to limited companies, tax and capital gains . . . that's all she can do I am afraid.
*Aquila  14-May-2010 20:40

 
well, "kevin", you've not had many replies have you.
*karma  25-Apr-2010 21:46

 
Gainsborough lad.,
I didn't ask about all the things you claim to be able to do else where.I have asked you several questions in relation to your comments.But even though you are a person with so much talent, you are unable to answer a few simple questions.
I suggest you keep your opinions to yourself if you are not willing to provide proof.
*Been there  10-Apr-2010 12:37

 
Been there, I can lay 500 bricks a day, mig and arc weld really well, any woodwork, plumbing, massive outdoor landscaping projects, electrical work, many automotive repairs and nearly all DIY,

I couldn't care less if one word out of a hundred on my postings is spelt wrong, but well spotted anyway.
*Gainsborough lad.  09-Apr-2010 22:00

 
Gainsborough lad.,
If we were stupid we would believe that cr*p you have spouted.
What a better way to chat all the rubbish you can and not take responsibility for it. "I was on holiday-it wasn't me".I know you like your comedies, but i'd leave the acting to the real actors, as you are no good or funny.
Go on then bright lad, which 5 of the 12 posts didn't you create ? I've counted from 07.37 on the 5th up until the last post yesterday.
I have asked you before on a few occasions to tell me where I have called you names, but so far you have been unable to do so, so would you please stop mentioning my name in the same sentence as that rubbish.

By the way you spelt disagree wrong.
*Been there  09-Apr-2010 21:12

 
Digsy, Beenthere, Woman, Floridagirl, I have twenty other user names? All in the top postings eh? you stand out a mile because most of your postings insult or dissagre with me,

It will be a first when any of the above names get into the top postings, as they will only be up there for spitefull name calling mainly against me.
*Gainsborough lad.  09-Apr-2010 20:22


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