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csa "exceptional circumstances"

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20 Apr 12 #325306 by pgh
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Hi been doing a bit of research on the csa calculator and it always has the disclaimer that these figres are an estimate and may vary due to exceptional circumstances or words to that effect.

What are the exceptionl circumstances they are referring to and how would it affect a calim? I''ve been looking on their website and I haven''t come across an explanation...

Is this the reason that I hear a lot that their calculator is not really to be tusted?

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20 Apr 12 #325309 by WhiteRose
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Hi,

Where have you heard the calculator is not to be trusted?

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20 Apr 12 #325315 by mumtoboys
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it''s a disclaimer - people can enter detail incorrectly, get the number of nights wrong for overnight stays with the NRP, forget to recognise that the NRP has children in their household that need taking into account, NRP can ask for travel expenses to be taken into account, that kind of thing. I am not aware of it being unreliable - it''s just that it''s only as reliable as the information you put in it! CSA just covering their backs - I suspect their staff get yelled at enough as it is...!

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23 Apr 12 #325932 by pgh
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Mainly anecdotally from people saying that what the calculator showed wasn''t what they paid i.e. they paid more.

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23 Apr 12 #325934 by WhiteRose
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I''ve not read that on here .................

mumtoboys is right - these other things need to be factored in.

Its a mathematical equation, so not subjective.

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