Child Suport Agency is nothing but a waste of time
By jugsjugs
@jugsjugs (12967)
September 23, 2010 10:18am CST
I had to ring Child Suport today,as i needed proof of the areas that my ex husband owes me,also how long it has been owed for to me.While i was on the phone,i asked when the last date of the payment was and they said August,so i asked why had he stopped paying,they could not say why.Now that i have told them why i wanted the paper work,they are now panicing.The reason i wanted the paper work on my case of arrears owed to me,was as i am taking him to court for waiting for my arrears,i told them that they can send it to the courts address,aswell as address it to a certain person in the courts aswell,like i had been told to tell them.I do not think that the csa likes me much now,no more than i like them.£5 a week and he still do not pay the csa,he calls himself a father.
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@celticeagle (190127)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Sep 10
There are so many of these so called fathers. I can only imagine what you must be going through. I never got child support. If it hadn't been for my mom and grandparents I would have been hurting. I think these CSA workers can be chatised by their superior. If they aren't helping you in the way you feel you should be I would ask to talk to there immediate superior.
@celticeagle (190127)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Sep 10
The help line is just to answer ball park questions and such. Sounds so typical. Every deparment is understaffed or people on skeleton crews. People need to be trained or some place you can call to get some answers.
@jugsjugs (12967)
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25 Sep 10
I was told that the csa on the help line are not fully trained to deal with all aspects of the calls that they recieve,that is why i never got my arrears the last two times when they could have got the money from him,he sold his house and was working and they did not act quick enough to get the money from him before he spent it.
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@jugsjugs (12967)
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26 Sep 10
You are right there as these people on the desks do not seem to understand how to even use a computer either.I think that there are alot of people out there that are and have been let down by the csa that in the end they have given up,well i am not giving up,i am going to get my money no matter what.
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
25 Sep 10
haha =D Good!! Teach those agencies a lesson, when they think nobody will ever ask for such proves over small amount of money.. lol =D MAke sure u come down hard on them because it's their responsibility to ensure everything goes smoothly and well taken care of. Besides, when your ex husband stopped paying, they din even bother to ask, at the same time, in the hope u wont know too. BUt too bad for them, u had to expose them at this time.. haha =D 
The same goes for your ex husband, report him. hehe
The same goes for your ex husband, report him. hehe @jugsjugs (12967)
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25 Sep 10
My ex husband is suposed to tell them by law of any changes in his life,that includes why he isnt paying me.He owes me thousands in arreas and now the csa have got to send me the total amount that he owes me in writing and then all i have todo is get a claim pack from the court to get the money and a ccj against him,so that way as soon as i hear he has a job or has something that he can sell like his two cars that he has got i get some of the arreas.How my ex husband is going to hate me,no male takes me for a fool.
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@snowy22315 (209254)
• United States
24 Sep 10
I dont know what the laws are in the UK, but in this country, you can opt to have his wages garnished. That is the way that you can insure payment, and you will not have to wait for him to send a check.
@jugsjugs (12967)
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25 Sep 10
Even when he was working they started taking my money out of his wages and he then stopped working,that happened 3 times at least,so it was a waste of time.Also he went on benifit and after a year they started to take £5 a week out of his benefit to pay me.Now he has stopped his benifit and now they do not know why he has done that.
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
24 Sep 10
£5 a week? That is ridiculous! Does your ex-husband have a job? The Child Support Agency in my country is not always the most organised and fairest either. I don’t see why they would not like you, I’m sure that you are just another number to them. You need to get your ex-husband to pay you what he owes you.
@jugsjugs (12967)
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25 Sep 10
Yes that is £5 a week for two daughters of him so that is £2.50 each,the reason for this is that he went on benifit,lol,thinking that he would not have to pay me.Now he is not claiming benifit from that benifits office,they asked me if i knew if he has moved and i said no.I told them that he got married last month and that is just after then he stopped paying them to pay me.He has not moved,he lives at the same house,has the same two telephone numbers and that they are the ones that should be getting in touch with him,no me doing their work,even though over the years i am the one that has been doing their work keeping them told where he was living aswell as working.
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@jugsjugs (12967)
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25 Sep 10
I know that he as alot of money as he is the one that paid for an expensive wedding,aswell as paid for a two week honey moon.I am going to get my money from him through the courts and i have been told that the csa has had lots of oppertunitys where as they could have got all of the money off him for me.
@katland05 (136)
• Guam
23 Sep 10
jugsjugs hi, that amount is so little for support for one month.. How do they expect $20 is enough for the child for one month? But even in my country the CSA are behind in their paperworks & sometime it takes 1 year for any respond back from them.. A family member is going through this & each time that parent stops working there is no money going to support that child for that month. I don't understand why the separated parent can't just work with their ex-spouse to make sure the kids are taken care of & stop being selfish & thinking of themselves.. Hope everything works out for you & your child... CSA needs to do their job because it's only the children that ends up suffering... Take care...
@jugsjugs (12967)
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25 Sep 10
They do say that if you can prove that the csa has lost you getting your money through their fault then they get to pay and then they take the abcent parent to court for the money,funny how they can get the money if they were to take the person to court,isnt it.
@GardenGerty (169590)
• United States
23 Sep 10
That little amount is certainly pathetic. Does he ever see the kids, or do anything for them at all? Why should CSA be upset with you, you only want him to do right by the kids, and he is not. That is absurd.
@jugsjugs (12967)
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25 Sep 10
Csa seem to not know what they are doing and if they do try to get money out of the absent parent it seems to take forever for them to sort it out.I have been waiting forever to get the arrears that he has owed me for ten years now and i am getting tired of having to wait and now it seems that they had not noticed that he has stopped paying regular maintainance of only £5.
@carolscash (9491)
• United States
26 Sep 10
I hope that you get what you are owed. HOwever, not all child support agencies are like that as my husband was having to go in at least twice a month for compliance hearings to make sure that he was paying. At one time, he was paying $110 per week on one child. His ex-wife has never worked and filed contempt charges on him just a few months ago as he hasn't paid because his son has been in the military for almost a year.
@Kashmeresmycat (6369)
• United States
23 Sep 10
You do what you have to do and it doesn't matter whether they like you or not. This is their job and it should be updated with all information available.
If he is working(?) I don't see any reason why this cannot be deducted from his paycheck.
No, he is not a good father. That word "father" is tossed around so easily without any idea of what the word means. I hope your children get everything they deserve, the guy is a deadbeat. Good luck to you in winning your case.
@jugsjugs (12967)
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25 Sep 10
I do know that when he was paying £5 he was having it taken out of his benifit money.He has just got remarried and had a posh wedding and he has been to Romania for two weeks on honey moon,so i would like to ask where he found all of the money to do all of that and now he has not paid me for over a month.I am going to take him to court for all of the arrears,so that means that the csa will be questioned aswell to why they have not tried to collect the thousands that he owes me when they could have put a charging order on his old property,also while he was on a good wage.They have got to do loads of paper work.
@cbjones (1147)
• United States
23 Sep 10
The stubbornness of the average human being. Refusing to take responsibility after a situation(is this case, a relationship) falls apart. Sad that there are laws set up to try to help the kids in situations like this, yet one party would still try to duck their responsibility.
And for what exactly? If anything, this just serves to prove that they aren't that reliable to anyone. Not even their own flesh and blood. Seems like somewhat of a Peter Pan mentality to me. I still have times where my mindset is like...i don't wanna grow up...But I'm no longer a Toy's R Us kid, so I don't try to reject adulthood that often.
@jugsjugs (12967)
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25 Sep 10
I am soo fed up of my ex trying to get out of paying for his daughters.At one stage he did say to me that my husband wants me that was his to have and to hold,so he can have the bills aswell todo with his daughters,as he wanted what was his he can have the bills aswell,his daughters now so now he get to provide.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
5 Oct 10
Wow, they aren't even asking for very much of your ex-husband either. A friend of mine has arrears on child support and they want her to pay over $400 per month. Of course, it is something that she can't afford and it is dirty that her ex-boyfriend is trying to hold her to it because they now have joint custody of their son. I hope you have the best of luck in getting the arrears from him so that you can support your children on your own.
@Sanitary (3968)
• Singapore
27 Sep 10
He's not fit to be a father at all. He can't even pay up a miserable 5 pounds per week? What's on his mind? It's not as if u are asking for 50 or more every week. The agency is at fault as well because they did not make sure your ex husband pays up. Their paperwork are in a mess as well, since they are not able to answer your querries. It's time for u to do something about it to both the agency and your ex husband.
