YOUR SALARY CAN BE GARNISHED, YOUR BELONGINGS CAN BE REPOSSESSED, YOU PROPERTY CAN BE PLACED UNDER A CHARGING ORDER, AND/OR FUNDS FROM A BANK ACCOUNT CAN BE SEIZED IF YOU FAIL TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT.
If you're in arrears with making Child Support payments, you should contact the Child Support Agency as soon as possible.
Making contact
The purpose of contacting the Child Support Agency will be to reassess your financial circumstances and capabilities, and/or to negotiate how any arrears ought to be paid.
Additional considerations
If an order is made against you by the courts, you can apply for the court to consider your financial circumstances (which you will need to prove). The court may then, at its discretion:
- Write off arrears if it is satisfied that you fell into arrears through no fault or your own and, furthermore, you cannot afford to pay them; or
- Order that deductions are made directly from your salary (if you are in employment); or
- Direct a different method of payment such as direct debits; or
- Instruct bailiffs to seize your belongings (up to the relevant value); or
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