CSA have to get them involved?? ?

Question

Do you have to get the csa involved if you dont want any help from your childs father??

Answer 1

tell them that the father is unknown and they shouldnt ask you anymore questions.

Answer 2

If you don't want help from the father then you don't have to tell the CSA.

The only exception is if you are claiming benefits such as income support, then the CSA will become involved. However there are some new changes since July 2008 which affect IS cases, but I still believe that the CSA become involved.

If you are employed then you are free to do what you want. You have to approach them to use the CSA. You are also free to arrange a private agreement with the father.

Answer 3

You only HAVE to get them involved if you are applying for benefits such as Income Support of Job Seekers Allowance. If you don't they can cut your benefit by 40%, which is alot if you only have these benefits to survive on.

If you are in this situation and still don't want the father contacted, you have to prove that undue stress or harm would come to your or your children if he were contacted, they then assess this and decide whether or not he needs to pay.

If you are supporting yourself without benefits its your choice if you want the absent father to pay. This could be either through a personal agreement, through the csa, or not at all.

Hope this helps

Answer 4

No.

Answer 5

if they know you have contact arrangements yes ...if ex is likely to see children yes ....if you want any assistance from government [even just family tax benefit ]then yes ....sadly we have to even if we work and all as it ends up making problems later on if you dont ...didnt see my ex for over 3 yrs and he had to pay bugger all over that time ,they did all chasing [i didnt want any of his money either but they wont help you out if you dont]

am a good wage earner but with my bills ,rent and two kids to raise cant survive on wage alone ...still need ftb [alot of partnered families get it aswell] so had to give his details to csa ...its a cumpulsory thing