Any UK people had dealings with Oz CSA?

[RoseBrown1972]

Hi

Just wondering if anyone has had any dealings with the OZ csa? Just wondering if you leave the UK without telling the CSA what actually happens?

I know about the recriprical agreement but I also have been told it is unlikely to work!

No judgements here please, my hubby wants to contribute for his kids but he has continually been messed around by his ex, for 2 years we had his daughter full time and if we were luckly we got £5 a week as she lied about her income and the CSA weren't interested because he was the man!

The situation is that he has a son who is just 18 and due to doing badly at school will be a year behind so we will have to pay until the september after he is 19, he is only at college because she makes him to get the maint, but he has a job and earns about £250-300 a week and pays her £50 a week. So hardly fair!

Just want to know if anyone knows if we go, will the CSA do anything about it and if they do will we pay under OZ CSA rules or UK?

Like I said no judgements please, we just want a break as we have been continually ripped of by this women who is financially well off just wants as much as she can off us!

Thanks

[Que Sera, Sera]

Yes there is a reciprical arrangement and yes it does work. My Ex was asked to pay child support for our daughter. I had to go to family court to get a REMO I think it was called and then the csa in Australia contacted my ex OH had he had to start paying. He also claimed for our other daughter who lives with him off me and the two cancel eachother out if you understand what I mean.

[RoseBrown1972]

Thanks! Yes I understand what you mean, wish it worked that easy here! At one point we had his daughter full time and she had the son, the solicitor said that really no one should pay anything as they each had one child but she went to the CSA and lied about the fact that she had 2 part time jobs and got paid cash in hand for both! We got a lousy £5 a week while she got a decent amount off us!

All he really wants is to make her sweat for a bit and make it hard for her for a while rather than not pay, How long did it take to sort? I assume that as you both had a child in your care there was a a level of co operation that made the process easier? I've been told without that the REMO is less successfull.