How can overdue child support be recovered?
• automatically deducting child support from your pay or income support payment • working with banks to deduct money from your bank accounts • working with third parties to pay the money to us on your behalf • intercepting tax return refunds • stopping you from leaving the country • taking you to court. Q: What are late payment penalties? A: Late payment penalties apply whenever a paying parent fails to pay their child support debt by the due date. CSA can only get rid of these penalties in certain circumstances, such as paying parents not being able to make payment due to of other expenses beyond their control. This could be for example, short term unemployment, industrial accidents, unpredictable adverse business conditions or natural disasters. If late payment penalties are applied to you, you should contact us as soon as possible to discuss your options. Q: What is CSA doing to make sure people don’t misrepresent their income? A: The CSA has specialised staff that investigate custo
