Hi - I have a consent order for child maintenance for £500 per month from my ex. It was drawn up in Spring 2014. In June last year (2015) he stopped making any payments and has not made any payments since. He has not made any attempt to set the order aside or have it varied so I believe it is still valid. He acknowledges that he owes me the money but after 20 long years I know that his promises to pay amount to very little. He has little income now although that is likely to change in the next year.I was wondering if I could still enforce the order and if - given he has no money now it would be better to wait until he is in funds and then enforce if he won't pay. Is it enforceable after one year - I read somewhere that consent orders only last a year.? Can he have it varied retrospectively - so that if he can prove he had no income for a period then he will not be ordered to pay during that time?
Any lawyers who might be able to advise ?