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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by mighty reds[/i] [br]Hi All Will be petitioning for BR middle / late May (next month). My son is 12 and I've been paying maintenance via Standing Order for many years. An amount was agreed informally, therefore no need for CSA etc. I've just seen this link http://www.insolvency.gov.uk/DocumentLibrary/Policy/Excel/Household%20Expenditur.xls and it seems to indicate "formal arrangements only" or am i reading it wrong? Surely the OR will have an awareness that not all child maintenance payments need to be done through formal means and just because it wasn't done formally it doesnt mean it doesnt count as a reasonable expense of mine? I'm not on the birth cert and my son has a different surname, but that was not important 12 years ago when me and my ex split up! I have my son every weekend. If the OR is not happy with this, I'll have to stop paying and my ex will have to take me to the CSA? Surely that's in no one's best interests? Anyone with experience in this matter? My bank statements will reflect monthly payments to the mother of my child for many years, each and every month!!!! [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.