My partner is going to court in 3 weeks regarding CSA payments and child access. Basically his ex wife moved away with the kids and didn't tell my partner where they moved to, so subsequently he hasn't seen them in 3 years. Meanwhile, the CSA are chasing him for more money even though he has been self employed for 15 months and earns less then ever so he hasn't paid the extra they are demanding, hence they are taking him to court to get the outstanding money. This goes into thousands of pounds and we cannot afford to pay it, he told the CSA of his change in circumstances and expected a reassessment of the case and the costs he has to pay, but he heard nothing until now, when he received a court summons.

We need a solicitor with experience of dealing with CSA demands for high amounts of money, and if they have experience of being good at child access cases so much the better. Although the child access (or lack of it) is not the main issue it's very important to my partner that the court realise that he has no idea where the kids are, so that perhaps they can do something to help him.

Any recommendations would be gratefully received, and the sooner the better please as he doesn't have much time before the court date.

Thanks everyone,
Kathryn

Contact Irwin Mitchells! Specialists in these sorts of cases!

Matt

I can't help with solicitors cos my ex- still got screwed but I was in your position; ex- with a child he hadn't seen in 12 years and getting his arms and legs ripped off by the CSA. My experience is that it doesn't matter how good a solicitor you get, as the father they will take everything they can get. Some weeks his take-home pay was less than £30 and the CSA thought this was acceptable.

He also didn't know where his ex- or the child lived, although he always had an idea, but we were once driving a hired car and in the space of 100yds, we were seen and his ex- got all his money frozen and took him to court to make him sell the car and give her the money! The summons arrived on Christmas Eve and he was in court the day after the New Year Bank Holiday. He got legal aid but still got a bill for over £250.

Good luck
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Andrea Subryan @ Benson Clegg, she deals with child cases such as this - 0114 2760791

Norries Waite and Slater i have always found extremely professional, helpful and friendly.

Good Luck!

All the best Kathryn, Can you let us know how it went?

Originally posted by MissGobby
Andrea Subryan @ Benson Clegg, she deals with child cases such as this - 0114 2760791 you are joking !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:gag: :gag: :gag: i take it you still work there ?

yes Dep istill work there, why you say "are you joking"

I find her very professional, have you had a bad experience or something?

yes Dep istill work there, why you say "are you joking"

I find her very professional, have you had a bad experience or something?

THE LAST MESSAGE IS FROM ME ( I WAS ON MY MUMS NAME BY ACCIDENT SO ITS NOT DEELIGHTFUL3 WHO WORKS THERE IT IS MISSGOBBY!

Sorry :hihi:

Try Keeble Hawson - Ask for Cath or Vanessa

Originally posted by MissGobby
yes Dep istill work there, why you say "are you joking"

I find her very professional, have you had a bad experience or something?

THE LAST MESSAGE IS FROM ME ( I WAS ON MY MUMS NAME BY ACCIDENT SO ITS NOT DEELIGHTFUL3 WHO WORKS THERE IT IS MISSGOBBY!

Sorry :hihi: she is a very proffesional lady, polite and hard working, but....what the heck,i'll leave it at that ........

depoix, cummon tell me, i dont understand, has she acted for you before or something?

Originally posted by MissGobby
depoix, cummon tell me, i dont understand, has she acted for you before or something? yes she has,and was very good at the divorce,she got it ,i won,etc i wont go into the rest as she isnt here,she is excellent for divorces,cant fault her, although she is far to attractive to be locked in an office