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  • Jul 21, 2008, 09:28 AM
    gemstar
    Child support agency
    My son is 6 months old and when I first applied for inc supp they told me by law I had to provide them with the child's details, because we are no longer together, they said that a claim would not be put in place but was there for the future should I need it as I informewd them that we already had a agreement where he is supporting his child. He is paying and also he buys milk nappies clothes things that his son needs and is a real good dad, I have spoke to 3 different people and they all told me nothing would happen, and unless I stated they would not take money, but last Friday they took money from my child's fathers wages, and not only that they never informed any of us. I want to kow how I go about cancelling this as I don't need there help in collecting csa, and I was honest enough to provide thwm with this details, so why have they gone against mine and my child's fathers permission, and started payments, and whay after 6 months. I need to cancell this agreement and need to do so asap please help me? They were so unhelpful on the phone and told me I could do nothing and that I had to accept it!
  • Jul 21, 2008, 09:36 AM
    N0help4u
    What inc supp are you receiving?
    IF you are receiving food stamps or any government money then yes they will take his money to recover what they have paid to you and there is nothing you can do about it because the state does not want to be responsible for supporting your child.

    If you do not receive any assistance and you are receiving the child support payments then you can simply put the money into a bank account for your baby and help your ex out more financially.
  • Jul 21, 2008, 09:46 AM
    gemstar
    Surely they should have informed both of us as to what would happen, but I don't understand as to whay they told me nothing would take place and then they do it? Is there no way I can cancell, as a friend of mine, has 2 children with his ex, and he used csa but found them to be so slow and taking money as and when so he cancelled and makes payment direct to her, and he told me that I have the right to cancell, and as long as both parents qagree to this this can be done - do you know how I go about this?
  • Jul 21, 2008, 10:04 AM
    N0help4u
    I am not sure I am following, probably because I am not sure what your inc supp is
    Maybe the person really didn't know the procedure of their job. I have seen that happen, especially welfare and some of those places.
  • Jul 21, 2008, 10:09 AM
    gemstar
    I do receive inc supp of 60 a week, and that has only now been sorted out, I just don't need csa taking money from my child's father as he is providing and I thought there whole interest was to get money from the fathers that do not pay and support, for 6 months they have not bothered so why get involved now, me and my sons dad have a good relationship and he has an acc for his son, so I just want sum advice on how I can cancell csa being involved and for them to do there job with the many of other families that need there help.
  • Jul 21, 2008, 10:22 AM
    N0help4u
    NO when you get food stamps and money from welfare they have to reimburse it by taking the child support from the guy. The government and tax payers do not want to be responsible for paying when the dad should be.
    They use to give temp assist and make you go apply for the child support to be allowed to stay on the welfare.

    You can not cancel him from being responible or ALL moms would be canceling their child support and living off the system. It isn't the way it works.
  • Jul 21, 2008, 10:31 AM
    ScottGem
    It appears you were lied to, but there is nothing you can do about that now. As soon as you apply for public assistance, the state is going to want to get reimbursed because the father should be supporting the child.

    Now it appears that you don't have a court ordered support arrangement, just an informal one with the father. And that's not going to fly if you request public assistance. Its also probably too late to close the Pandora's box you opened. Even if you stop the public assistance, they will still continue to collect, only they will start turning the money collected over to you.

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