Yesman, the friends of mine who were shafted by the CSA were men. Basically, the idea of the CSA when it originally set up was that it would force 'deadbeat' dads to pay for their kids...problem is, mums were told they couldn't claim benefits if they refuse to say who the dad was...so many of them say they don't know. WE end up in a situation where the dads that the CSA have anything to do with are actually the dads who want to pay fo rtheir kids...but instead of coming up with an arrangents themselves with their partners (particularly if the partner is unemployed) they end up getting stung by the CSA for a massive proportion of their income. Totally unfair.
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