reddwarf

does anyone know if the CSA can chase you for money in Australia?

biggy

if ur due to pay it, then just pay it and then there will be no worries

iPom

Let me email my friend.

He's something big in the CSA. He'll know.

andrew63

CSA has no jurisdiction outside of the UK.
Unless you work for a UK Company and get paid from a UK bank account overseas.
Court orders for mainetnance however, can be enforced.

There are many opinions on this - but this is the fact.

Andrew

gedge

is there a particular reason for asking?

iPom

I have an answer for you, red.

No, seems to be the word, but my friend tells me that they have pursued people overseas if 'large amounts' have been in arrears. (He says 'thousands')

They only do this if, as Andrew says above, a court order exists for the payment in the first place.
He also says that pursuing to Europe is 'common' but he doesn't know about Aus. He did say that they have pursued to the US before.

They don't do this on their own, but work with another 'agency' (he couldn't tell me who) for chasing people in different countries.

He also told me that they they do have powers to access UK taxpayers in any country but if you're no longer a UK tax payer, it's more difficult... Hence I guess that's why they go after more people in Europe.

Sorry it's a bit sketchy but he was restricted with what he could say.

Do you have any more details I can bounce off him or is what I've told you sufficient?

mindblower

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Interesting, court order here but daughter 18 in January.

Ive paid enough for last 13 yrs !!!!

terriefarrell

we'll be in similar circumstances when we move in a few years and all i could get from the CSA website is this

terriefarrell

This was the intriguing passage from that page.....'If the non-resident parent lives in Australia and the parent with care lives in the UK then the Australian Child Support Agency may be able to accept an application to assess maintenance.