My ex has been MIA for 5 years. For all those years he has been placed on zero rate CMS due to no taxable income, and no benefits claim. He had an inheritance (we believed) he was living off, then he was living with a new partner who worked, he was providing childcare while she was the bread winner so he didnt have to pay then either. Then he vanished and as far as we knew, his situation never changed as the annual review for CMS never changed. Disgusting he was choosing to not support his 3 children, but hes an ex for a reason, nothing he does surprises me.
However, Its recently come to light that for most of the year he has in fact been in taxable employment, with reputable companies - not cash in had work. He has been conveniently unemployed in the months prior to his annual CMS review. Therefore his zero rate of pay towards the kids has been left unchanged. They have only taken into account his income at the time of review, not his income for the previous year! I have never received a penny off him, there are no arrears. Its says zero rate on every letter!
I work sometimes 60 hour weeks to provide for my kids. I never get a break, i never get a night off, or a night out. I pay for every single thing they need, want, and have, whilst he has been living the life of luxury, holidays abroad etc, and the government ran CMS has allowed this to happen. How is this right? Why cant we force absent parents to be accountable for children they produce