Child Maintenance

[SM33]

Hi, looking for advice about using the government child maintenance. I’ve been trying to get maintenance paid for over a year but I’m getting nowhere! I’ve had a few payments but nothing consistent and payments also not inline with what Ex earns. Ex is self employed so they have never been able to establish his actual earnings. I ring the child maintenance service, they tell me they are taking action but literally nothing happens. Has anyone found a way of actually getting them to do anything? Each time I call I get a different case worker, they all admit it’s frustrating but that doesn’t help.
Has anyone found any helpful support groups or solicitors?

Self employed are a problem as there is no employer that can deduct it from their wage.

have you tried your MP? They can help with child maintenance cases

No, I will contact them but Ex lives in a different part of the country will this matter?
it’s insane that just because he’s self employed he doesn’t have to pay.

probably because he is self employed 🤷🏻‍♀️ i’ve had nothing in 2 years and no cms don’t do anything

CMS keep telling me that they will go through some steps and eventually take him to court… but I hear this each time and nothing changes. It’s very obvious my EX is working as he’s all over social media. So frustrating