Is there any way I can claim child maintenance or am I out of luck!

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My situation may be different to others but I honestly dont know what to do to look for help and wondering wether it's just the way things are qand I have to cope the best I can?

Me and husband of 15 years split up two years ago and he had moved abroad as he had met someone online, since he moved he has cut contact with his dd now 13 and pays no child maintenance.

He rang the child maintenance a year ago as they had sent letters to his parents address and informed them that he had moved abroad and was unemployed, they couldn't claim anything for dd anymore and he had no more contact with her she is distraught as she feels abandoned.

Back story he was not involved much with dd and I was the parent that worked and provided but he had gone to be with a woman and told me and dd that he was going to work abroad and see dd, she feels like she has had a death of a parent as he just stopped contact as soon as he moved, she has emotional problems and does not understand!

I doubt I can chase him for any child maintenance, but I'm struggling right now as he blackmailed me at the time to take Bill's into my name or he would not see dd and make things hard. I am slowly paying back debts but I'm so angry as I'm in debt have no way to contact him for child maintenance and he didn't seem to be this way until he left. I'm struggling and daughter is angry to me sometimes as she cannot understand!!!

I have been to the doctors since with severe depression and my dd keeps me going but I cant say that I'm ok, can anyone advise?