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tk1
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18 Nov 15 #469744 by tk1

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Thanks in advance,
This question is for a close friend of mine.
Her ex husband is a lorry driver and also earns £600 a month pension (She estimates that he earns £30k+ a year).
She has two children aged 11 and 15.
She received a letter today from CSA / CSM saying that his monthly payment of £300 per month has reduced to £80 per month. On further investigation it seems that he has set himself up as a director of his own company (ie gone self employed) and is only telling the CSA / CSM that he earn £150 per week (£7800 a year). How is this legal ? Does anyone have any advice on how she approaches the CSA / CSM ? Or does she just have to accept the £10 per week per child which doesn''t even pay for their food ?

WYSPECIAL
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18 Nov 15 #469747 by WYSPECIAL

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Is he driving for himself?

If he has just bought a rig and is setting out that may be all he is making at the moment.

If he is paying himself in dividends she could apply for a variation.

tk1
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18 Nov 15 #469748 by tk1

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No he actually drives for a well known supermarket chain so his vehicle is provided by them.

Please explain what you mean paying himself in dividends, how would we know this? how could we find out ?

thanks in advance

sulkypants
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19 Nov 15 #469773 by sulkypants

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Possibly he has leased the vehicle from them as become self employed and as mentioned rather than pay himself a wage he is receiving dividens from the income he derives from this.

www.gov.uk/running-a-limited-company/tak...of-a-limited-company

Link about how you can receive Tax Free income from yor company, if you dont pay tax on it the CSM look at taxable income, which is why you may need to request they consider applying for a variation.

Child Maintenance Options
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19 Nov 15 #469778 by Child Maintenance Options

Reply from Child Maintenance Options

Hi tk1

Thank you for your post. Your friend can find more information about the Child Support Agency''s (CSA) appeals process on Gov.uk at www.gov.uk/child-maintenance/complaints-and-appeals

Your friend may also wish to contact the CSA directly if she has concerns about her payments. She can find the contact details on any letters that she may have received or if she does not have the letters to hand, she can also find the relevant information on Gov.uk at www.gov.uk/child-maintenance/contact

If your friend would like to discuss the other ways to put child maintenance in place in an impartial and confidential manner, she can contact Child Maintenance Options. Their contact details can be found on their website at cmoptions.org/

You may also be interested to know that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have a new web application, ''Sorting out Separation''. It aims to make it much easier for separated parents to find the support they need, when and where they need it, and encourages them to collaborate on a range of issues. The link is www.wikivorce.com/divorce/Sorting-Out-Separation.html

Kind regards

William

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