OK The CSA Say My Partners Ex Has to Pay £0.00 pm

OK I Have not been on this site for about a year, hope you are all well?

I am now living with my new partner, her ex has said as I am now living with her I can look after the his kids, but he still wants access!! Nice Guy!
He drives around in a X3 and his girlfriend has a 06 Volvo saloon. He is the director of his own business and he has hidden his money behind the business and his girlfriend.

The CSA have just come back and said he has less than £5, so he pays nothing!!

I thought they were supposed to be fierce toothy tiger?? How can he get away with this cr*p????

What can we do now to make him step up to his obligations?

Regards SM

Get yourself comfortable, mainly, because it's a long haul!

You now need to ask for a variation on the basis that his lifestyle is inconsistent with his declared income. You will need 'proof' and I personally struggle with understanding what they will/won't accept as proof. But a chat with them might help (or not!). Certainly, it's worth giving this route a go.

Is his company limited? You can download documents from the Companies House website relatively cheaply (as can the CSA, presumably for free but for reasons that are beyond me, they don't seem to do it until you send them the documents yourself) and have a look at them to see what they say. You should also check out who the directors are (can also be done on Companies House) as if he's no longer a director when he was but now his girlfriend is (or close family member), that seems to push over into the criminal (hiding income for the purpose of avoiding child maintenance).

You need to be prepared for the fact that if he's clever and he has a good accountant, he can probably hide much of his income and there will be nothing you can do about it. His girlfriend is also at liberty to 'keep' him if she wishes. However, they're not all clever (just like to think they are) and will make mistakes so do keep at it. Ear to the ground is the best bet in terms of what he's up to, where he's going, where he's been, what new business he has in the pipeline, what he's bragging about in the pub etc. Let him pull out his gold card in front of the kids to buy them £500 worth of designer gear, for example, they'll soon tell you without realising what it is they're disclosing - you don't need to ask them!

Oh, and you can ask the CSA to run a check with the HMRC every now and again to see if he's on PAYE (he might switch, you never know) so don't forget that.

Thanks will give it a go!!

Some fathers give the others a bad name ;-(

The CSA are incredibly slow and they need regular kicks up the backside to keep them moving.
I'm 2.5 years (yes years) along with the CSA doing a criminal compliance investigation on my ex due to him having lifestyle inconsistent with income (he managed while not earing ANYTHING aparently to get a mortgage on a 6 bed house, drives a new car as does his wife...and apparently she supports him)...anyway, mine should be soon reaching it's conclusion as they've had him in for an interview and he knows they're on to him.
It's a long, long frustrating road to travel.
Good luck!
Lou xx

Thanks, I will look forward to it when they take his yacht off him I see my two kids every other weekend and half the holidays and I pay my maintenance. I hate having to give my ex Spousal Maintenance, she had the affair not me! It makes me sick every month to give her a single penny, but I pay for kids J I am also happy to help with the my partners kids, they will hopefully see him for the selfish piece of s*** he is his.

Regards SM