Ex not paying child support
18-March-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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Like GrumpyOld Women says he is likely the director of the company

Even though he is director of the company the money the company earns is not his salery and CSA will never take money from a LTD company nor will acourt in divource settlemant unless the wife was also directer

His salery which he takes out of company is decided by him or his accountant and is norrmley 5k a year or what ever the yearly tax free allowance is and if he wants more taken out this is in dividands
*essexman  16-Mar-2010 12:48

 
scrounging b***h , pay for your stuff yourself.

women bang on about 'equality', then they have to rely on stealing mens money.
its his money, he can spend it on what he likes.

little jimmy needs a costly new bike? pah, jimmy can walk cos daddy can buy a german sports car and a cool new ice dispensing fridge if he wants! its his money.

you are a terrible mother. need money that badly? well sell your computer, which you have used to type this on.

i presume you wear clothes? sell them, you dont NEED clothes, hell it would help with your new job.

PROSTITUTE YOURSELF.

you have no other option. sell your body.
and now, before anyone gets all upity and judges you, you would do ANYTHING for your kids right?

need money? SELL YOUR VAJayJay FOR 30 QUID A POP DOWN THE DOCKS.


YOUR A BAD MOTHER, FACE IT.
IN FACT YOUR A TERRIBLE MOTHER.
THOSE KIDS WOULD BE BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU.

PLOIIOI!!!!! <<< THATS THE SOUND OF SPITTING,. I WOULD SPIT IN YOUR MOUTH IF I SAW YOU IN THE STREET.
why dont you just move to france or something.
you make me sick.
*Murphy Taylor  08-Mar-2010 06:03

 
Chris,so you think the child or children should be used as a bargaining tool by the parent who has custody? not very fair to the children I would suggest.
*confused  06-Mar-2010 08:46

 
With the proof, why do you not inform the police about his activities and where/when he does this?

My only point on this is If a man is prepared to pay for his children, then they should by law be allowed to see them as often as their mother.

If a man is not paying because he is refusing or refuses to get a job (most companies applied to will give correspondance, that, can be used as proofc as job hunting), then the ability to see his children is at the discresion of the mother.
*chris  05-Mar-2010 00:44

 
Well if someone is determined to beat the system and not pay child support they will lie and cheat in order to get away with it. My ex-husband is such a person that does this. I have worked hard since our divorce and provided for our children whilst he runs an illegal business from his home and doesn't pay taxes. He boost about this on networking sites and the CSA say hes on the dole and can only pay £10 a fortnight for the children! Because he leaves no paper trail about his business no one can charge him or prove what he is doing. Most(not all) absent fathers don't pay child support out of spite not because they cant afford it.
*******  04-Mar-2010 11:13

 
Digsy, my uncle used to earn near enough 11k pcm as the sales director of a company dealing with clinical equipment all around the world.

He owned his own house and sold that to move with her into 2 more houses, paying each off as it came. As his last house sale to the one where his whore of an ex wife currently live, was around 320k, he could quite easily afford a 100k mortgage.


The clue is in your name, nevertheless, try to improve on the keyboard warrior fasade that you have taken toward people that don't share the same idealic views as you do. Pathetic.
*chris  04-Mar-2010 01:20

 
Sounds good to me. ( tut tut,saucy bu99er you)
Leave the lemon at home , but bring your wallet and your marigold's ; )

Are you going to be dressed as a gentleman, or a lady ?????????????
*Been there  27-Feb-2010 21:43

 
Oh my, this is getting really bitter now, I suggest we meet up for a face to face,

Tomorrow dinnertime, Marshalls yard, high noon, loser buys lunch.
*Gainsborough lad.  27-Feb-2010 20:53

 
Gainsborough lady. ?
Is that the present or the ex that you are pretending to be Gainsborough LAD ?
see you next tuesday.
*Been there  27-Feb-2010 14:17

 
Stop talking about our son on here! See you on wednesday.
*Gainsborough lady.  27-Feb-2010 13:52

 
Gainsborough lad.
Your the one being childish, so the child is you obviously.

"I called my son a "clever little b@st@rd" not a b@st@rd"
Maybe you think I didn't read your original post correctly as you have posted the above to me twice now, or are you being childish again ?
I posted "Gainsborough lad did call his son a b****ard.("clever little b@st@rd." were his exact words).".
When you" butted in" during my conversations with Cara, all you did was tell me about your ex, and pick a hole because I used all capitals when I signed one of my posts in.
*Been there  27-Feb-2010 12:20

 
Regarding the original gripe, the ex husband in question is presumably a director of the company he runs. As such he will have two sources of income; his salary may well be what he claims, but the company can also pay him a dividend. He will pay tax and NI on the salary, the company pays tax on the dividend. This could be the source of the extra income.
*grumpyoldwoman  27-Feb-2010 11:39


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