Contact Orders and the CSA

Hi,

I've recently gotten divorced and we put a contact order in place. My issue is that as soon as the court rubber stamped the order, my ex has been getting funny about me having contact with my children.

I'm already receiving advice re a contact order so this is not the issue.

However, I'm worried about the contact order as I'm not sure I fully thought it through prior to signing it. I'm paying more than I can really afford each month to her and far more than she needs to support the children!

If I were to go through the CSA would any assessment and order they give supercede the contact order, or am I legally bound to the Consent Order?

Thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give me.

I would personally give the CSA a wide berth they are well known for getting it so very wrong.Contact and maintenance are seperate.

Thanks for the reply Angel... that's what I always thought, but now I'm getting the feeling that I've got no other choice... she won't answer the phone to me, won't return to anything I send her solicitor, I don't know how else I can go about it!

However you are paying her , carry on that method but use the CSA calculator to see what they would assess you pay and pay her that amount if she goes to the CSA you just carry on however keep bank statements etc.... as proof you have paid .

Does it not matter what has been signed to and stamped by the courts in the consent order?

Or if she goes to the courts/CSA will she only be entitled to the CSA calculator amount?

So there is a consent order if thats the case you cannot use the CSA for 1 yr.

HI

I am in exactly the same situation. I consented that I would pay £300 per month which was above the CSA calculation. However I have now had a child with my new partner and my eldest child is 18 nd finishes her a levels in september so i want to get reassessed and pay what the csa state and not the court order.

my ex says i have to pay for both children until they finish university but csa payments cease when they finish their a levels or are 17, not sure which.

i dont want to go back to court due to cost!

rob