New Child Support Regs.....someNRPs be very afraid

leanng wrote:

Skodaman

I understand your frustrations now that you''ve explained your situation and you''ll probably realise most situations are unique.

my ex left when kids were 13, 15 and 19. two years down the line and he still won''t agree a settlement. i presume he is hoping it gets to a time that he doesn''t have to pay CSA and can get 50/50 split.

His solicitors letter stated that the kids are going to get older and less dependent on me thus i do not need any extra money now to house them. he rarely sees kids... he has decided to "desist all contact with them" according to a solicitors letter last July...

I do realise everyone situation is different

Hi,

Yeah, situations do vary, it''s staggering how awful some people can be.

I''m not against the age change but the indecently ''covert'' nature of its implementation.

Regards

i think we understand each other

leanng wrote:

i think we understand each other

Skodaman

i would also like to say a huge thankyou for this information.

you have made my weekend.

Will it really effect many people in reality?

They would still need to be in full time non- advanced education. Does that apply to many 20 year olds?

Most children would drop out of the realms of CSA after their college course ended at age 18. How many currently then do another year, basically re-take 2nd year of A''levels? The number doing this twice will be even lower.

skodaman wrote:

Another blow for NRPs who have tried to do the right thing for years.

But the main point of the csa is to force NPR''s to pay who aren''t playing fair. Yes, there are the rare exception to the rule whose idiot ex''s do away with the good will and go to the csa despite the NPR willingly paying cm every month, sometimes over and above csa rates. However, the vast majority of rp''s who go to the csa are people whose ex''s are refusing to pay anything. So, in the majority of cases, this isn''t a blow to those who have "tried to do the right thing for years".

And even those nrp''s who are trying to do thing, well then surely their plans include continuing to support their growing children? So if caught up in the csa rules, then instead of being able to start giving the money directly to their children sooner, then they just have to continue giving the money to the rp for an extra year. I fail to see why it is such a big deal.

I take the point about not being informed but Government departments are doing this all the time (eg the treasury raising the tax on petrol from midnight on budget day) so good luck with your protest.

Historically information on the DWP/CSA/CM Options website is current and updated when a change actually happens, perhaps to avoid confusion. You have to dig about a bit for information about the old scheme and one''s yet to be implemented. The draft regulations consultation and Government response are available to download here;

www.dwp.gov.uk/consultations/2011/cmec-r...h-consultation.shtml