It was an informal agreement so wouldn't have gone through the courts or anything. I imagine the CSA thought he hadn't paid anything although I would argue now that it's a bit too late to start claiming for it now.
My stepson now has an informal agreement with his ex and this is with the full agreement of the CSA.
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Could be interesting for my stepdaughter as well as she has never claimed a penny through the CSA from her ex, it's all done between themselves.
I wonder if the CSA trawl the births register to see who they can try and catch out!
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You'd think. But then if the missing dad doesn't pay up there seems to be nothing in place to chase it. A Mum I know got something like £5 every now and then and yet it never got chased.
I always thought that the CSA got involved if the parent was on benefits and they then chased the absent one (it's not necessarily the father who does a runner).
If you're both earning and the parent with custody doesn't claim I can't see what it has to do with them.
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I know my ex didn't go to them to claim for any non payment, we are still on reasonably friendly terms and she could hardly argue I didn't pay her anyway.
As for not being old enough to have a 21 year old, I had better not mention the 26 year old....
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And it's not just dads - a friend of mine split up with his wife and had custody of their son and she's never paid a penny in maintenance. They are now in the process of getting divorced and she wants half of everything!
