I know from previous threads that there are lots of us on MN with ExP's that do anything they can to avoid maintenence.
Last night in a fit of ire (because ExP who "can't afford to pay maintenence" told me about how he's looking to buy a fucking boat) I used the CMS calculator to double check how much he should have been paying all this time. In total, our kids have missed out on over £6000 in payments in two years. The number really shook me. I'm sitting here thinking how many times I've cried in desperation trying to make ends meet, worked overtime, sold my stuff and gone without to take care of my kids. What a difference that money could have made.
I know it's a broken record, but I can't help but think that lone parents would need a lot less help from the state if NRP's had to step up and pay for their kids.
So out of curiosity, more than anything else, I'm wondering how much mumsnetters have had to make do without-- I'm betting it's a mind blowing amount.
If your ex should be paying and isn't, how much has he managed to dodge?
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To ask, how much are Mumsnetters owed in maintenence arrears?
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whothehellknows · 11/07/2015 14:19
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