So if he pays extra I have to tell the CSA not CL? It's a private agreement though so will they even care?
Lisa - seriously?? Thats nuts!

What if it's $50 worth of presents for the kids? What about if he wants to pay $50 extra then should I tell him to buy $50 worth of food?? Would I have to tell them then or is it just cash?

BTW I'm not trying to find out ways around it I just don't want him to do a grocery shop or something then find out it's the same thing and I have to pay it back IYKWIM??

i guess it depends on him. Is he giving the money to you as a gift or will he expect it to form a part of his next months payment?

If you have a good relationship with him it might be worth clearing that up before hand just so you know what page he's on. My ex has at times given extra money for kids school things and i have never claimed this to CL or CSA because the agreement between us was that it did not form part of his regular payments.

Personally, i dont believe it needs to be claimed but i dont know what your circumstances are. My understanding about CSA is that it does not affect your CL payments but i could be wrong of course. All i know is that our family tax benefit is not affected by my CSA payments. However im not on parenting payment so perhaps if you are getting that payment, it may be. You really need to ring and ask CL for clarification on that.