The reality is that they have wide-ranging powers so they can make deductions now and then repay anything over-deducted later, I am afraid. You have little control with the CSA because they have the ability to access your accounts etc. You can obviously argue strongly with them that the things you have requested should be actioned before any deductions are made. However, unless you are prepared to back up your strong words with potentially costly Court action, they are likely to take little notice.

Please note they cannot take money from the joint bank account! Absolutely not! Because of course, they do not know what monies in that account belong to your husband. They may well try but your bank will inform you and will not let them.

Thank you for your question.

Category B interim maintenance assessment. Under CSA 1 they are entitled to ask you to disclose your income, not so that you contribute to child maintenance as your income is excluded from the calculation of net income. But they do take into account your income when working out other parts of the amount of child maintenance which has to be paid, such as protected income.

CSA can't impose the penalty unless the PWC has requested a variation on grounds that you can contribute to housing costs. They should only do the IMA category B which as I understand it your husband would not get the benefit of a discount on his assessable income.

CSA1 is quite complicated and less common but they should have provided you with literature explaining all of this. If not, ask them to do so but that is my basic understanding of the position.

I hope this helps. Please press ACCEPT so that I am credited for my time.