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I hope someone can help. Let me give you a bit of background into my situation, I split from my Ex many years ago, at that time I started making CSA payments every 4 weeks from my wages. I was then off work sick for 50 weeks, I notified the CSA of this, at the same time I notified them that I had moved back in with my Ex and my 3 children. What I didn't realise at the time and what only come to light after I split from my ex (once and for all) that she had been claiming housing benefit and council tax benefit and never added me to the electoral roll. I was paying all the rent and the bills. Due to this the CSA carried on totting up arrears.
4 years on and I'm happily married with 5 children between us. I had been paying my EX cash every month that she didn't declare so therefore the CSA said I hadn't been paying even though I had a contract signed by myself and my Ex and receipts every month for the payments I had made (including payments paid straight into her bank account).
I then appealed against the decision the CSA had made on the basis I had been paying and the fact that my current employer paid me monthly (the CSA still wanted to take payments every 4 weeks, no matter how many times I told them my employer had changed).
I lost this appeal twice. I then got made redundant and decided to go self-employed, I contact the CSA on four different occasions and told them of this and also that my Ex and myself had an agreement and we didn't wish for them to deal with the case. I was told that because I had arrears they wouldn't allow me to have an arrangement with my Ex.
I have been paying the CSA £60 per month off my arrears as this is all I can afford with being self-employed (I also pay my EX). I have sent the CSA my accounts so they can see I cannot afford anything else.
Today (26-03-12) I received a letter from Rossendales stating I have 7 days from the date of their letter (19-03-12) to pay £11,200.00 and if I fail they will send bailiffs to seize goods to the value of. I don't own anything, I left my Ex partner with everything and everything I have now is what my wife had before I met her.
I'm not sure what I can do, to be honest I've had enough. I have my children every weekend, I take them on holiday camping once a year (this is all I can afford to do but the kids seem to enjoy it), I do everything I can with my children, I pay for their football and dancing etc etc. Do the CSA realise that if they continue what they are doing I won't be able to see my children as I won't be able to afford to.
My wife’s Ex hasn’t seen his daughter for 15 years (she’s now 18) and he has only just starting paying CSA, I say paying CSA, my wife gets £2.50 a month........best save that for a rainy day...!!
Can bailiffs turn up and take good that aren’t mine...??
Any help would be most appreciated.
I hope someone can help. Let me give you a bit of background into my situation, I split from my Ex many years ago, at that time I started making CSA payments every 4 weeks from my wages. I was then off work sick for 50 weeks, I notified the CSA of this, at the same time I notified them that I had moved back in with my Ex and my 3 children. What I didn't realise at the time and what only come to light after I split from my ex (once and for all) that she had been claiming housing benefit and council tax benefit and never added me to the electoral roll. I was paying all the rent and the bills. Due to this the CSA carried on totting up arrears.
4 years on and I'm happily married with 5 children between us. I had been paying my EX cash every month that she didn't declare so therefore the CSA said I hadn't been paying even though I had a contract signed by myself and my Ex and receipts every month for the payments I had made (including payments paid straight into her bank account).
I then appealed against the decision the CSA had made on the basis I had been paying and the fact that my current employer paid me monthly (the CSA still wanted to take payments every 4 weeks, no matter how many times I told them my employer had changed).
I lost this appeal twice. I then got made redundant and decided to go self-employed, I contact the CSA on four different occasions and told them of this and also that my Ex and myself had an agreement and we didn't wish for them to deal with the case. I was told that because I had arrears they wouldn't allow me to have an arrangement with my Ex.
I have been paying the CSA £60 per month off my arrears as this is all I can afford with being self-employed (I also pay my EX). I have sent the CSA my accounts so they can see I cannot afford anything else.
Today (26-03-12) I received a letter from Rossendales stating I have 7 days from the date of their letter (19-03-12) to pay £11,200.00 and if I fail they will send bailiffs to seize goods to the value of. I don't own anything, I left my Ex partner with everything and everything I have now is what my wife had before I met her.
I'm not sure what I can do, to be honest I've had enough. I have my children every weekend, I take them on holiday camping once a year (this is all I can afford to do but the kids seem to enjoy it), I do everything I can with my children, I pay for their football and dancing etc etc. Do the CSA realise that if they continue what they are doing I won't be able to see my children as I won't be able to afford to.
My wife’s Ex hasn’t seen his daughter for 15 years (she’s now 18) and he has only just starting paying CSA, I say paying CSA, my wife gets £2.50 a month........best save that for a rainy day...!!
Can bailiffs turn up and take good that aren’t mine...??
Any help would be most appreciated.
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