fathers question

[danny4100]

im a father of 5 children and my ex girlfriend with 3
of my children has contacted csa when we spilt 5 years ago and ever since i was payin the amount the csa asked for then i lost my job i did phone csa to tell them i had lost my job and could not afford the payments untill i found another job there were ok did not recieve a letter of them untill now sayin i owe 15 thousands pound and they want it all at once i said i could not do that ive just started back work and i offered them so much each month but they said thats not good enough and they said i could go jail is that true and if so how long for

[pink-kittens]

Yes,
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/csa-reform-t o-simplify-payments-1103710.html

This man was jailed for 42 days for non payment of �40,000 http://www.familylawweek.co.uk/site.aspx?i=ed8 53 although he cared for the children whilst his ex wife was at work, so if he can be given a sentence, so can you

Can you not start paying something? How long were you out fo work for if the sum you (apparently) owe is �15,000?