audrey gibson Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Hi we are moving to perth soon .My husband pays maintance voluntry (no court order or csa) to his ex for 2 kids age 17 and 15 .His ex is trying to get him to sign paper through a lawyer stating he will continue to pay the same when we have emigrated,we have no jobs yet in perth and will be looking as soon as we arrive . My husband is planning on paying maintance once he has work but not till then . Is there any way she can force this through australian csa? anyone in perth paying maintance to uk ? any advice would be great ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give me a break! Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Yes she can. She can apply for Maintenance from the Aussie CSA quite easily by going to court. There is an reciprocal agreement. Obviously though its based on your ability to pay so if your not earning then a very low amount will be requested. That's how it is on a practical level. Any solicitors agreement wouldn't be any good anyway as it doesn't hold up between two Countries. What I would say though is if you can afford to emigrate then you can and should afford maintenance payments in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audrey gibson Posted February 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 No we cant afford it till we get jobs . We have saved for years to get this far .We have sold every thing so have to start from scratch again .He didnt have a house to sell as his ex wife took it along with everything he owned.He has always supported his kids even when she stopped him seeing them and had to pay thousands in court to gain access . And he will continue to do so once we get jobs. I was just asking how and if the australian csa would chase us for payments as soon as we arrive..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give me a break! Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 She can apply to the courts for the reciprocal agreement from the moment he lands on Aussie soil but if the CSA in Australia do an assessment immediately it would be based on current earnings, I genuinely don't know if they take into consideration savings or anything like that. I do know that the Australian child support is far more quick in dealing with assessments than the British one. I have had dealings with both by the way both receiving and paying ( long long story ) but I still stand by my comment whatever the personal circumstances the absent parent should provide for their children that should always be the priority above everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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