CSA changes - not impressed!

Thanks William

Are you saying that my CSA case will eventually be transferred to the CMS system and charges will start as there is no way that me and my ex would agree to a family arrangement?

Thanks

Rumbled, from what I have been told your case wont be transferred, it will be closed with the CSA and you will have to open a brand new one with whoever it is. There''s a £20 fee to open a new case and then fees for each payment received.

I''m with you, ex wont pay at all if it was a family arrangement so I''m going to have to suck it up and pay to use the service.

As I understand it when a case is closed it is the choice of the ''non-resident parent'' to pay direct to his ex. Both parties will be informed when the case is to be closed six months in advance, and if the non-resident parent wishes to pay direct, then the resident parent has to supply bank details. If the non-resident parent fails to pay , then the collection service will collect maintenance charging the paying parent an extra 20% and the receiving parent will receive 4% less. I think it is at this point that the fee for £20 to open a case is applied. If the receiving parent fails to provide bank details, then the collection service will take no further action. I think I have got this right, but I am sure CM Options will correct me if I am wrong.

William, thank you very much for the information and clarity you have provided on this thread.

For those that don''t know, Child Maintenance Options, is a free service that provides impartial information and support to help separated parents make decisions about their child maintenance arrangements.

Wikivorce is very grateful that CM Options spend time answering posts and spending time helping our members.

Thanks again William

A word to the wise....

this £20 arrangement fee/payment is wavered if there is a evidence, history of physical assult alegations.

So if like me, you have kept your own hands tightly sewen into your pockets whilst the ex has barked on alike a rabit dog making allegations to all and sundary of physical intimidation;

4 x police incidents/complaints/allegations - all NFA,
involvement of ''Battered wifes'' presure group in court proceedings,
S.48 assult(GBH)of my own children,

then the lovely, lovely people at the CMO / CMS waiver the fee. Re; applicable to the alleged aggressor as it is the feigned victim.

Get yourself registered with the CMO pronto (keep your reg. no.) so this kind of history is not lost before applying to the CMS. It will save you a ''pony''.

In my experience there is a welcome ''wind of change'' attitude exercised by the CMS towards purposeful Fathers.

Let hope it''s not ''first night nerves'' on their part and doesn''t degenrate through time to the misandristic attitude of the outgoing CSA.

good luck all.

like to echo the sentiment expressed by RubyTuesday in gratitude to the CMS.