to be laughing at my ex right now?

[cloudbutter]

Just spoken to one of his family members. He works for his friend and earns about 45k a year. He fiddles his earnings down to 16k a year and his friend pays him the rest in cash so he has to pay less child maintenance (he has 0 access so this would be fairly high should he declare his full earnings). He is a safeguarding risk to our son and court ordered 0 contact, and I have a lifelong restraining order, so IMHO he deserves no sympathy. He's just been on the phone to this family member who described him as 'going mental' that he's only going to be paid 80% of what he's declared by the government. Apparently it's all my fault as if he didn't have to pay me child maintenance he wouldn't have to have fiddled the books in the first place 😅 cheered me up in my isolation...

The best thread I have read over the past few days,my DD's ex will be in the same position payback for the last 14 yrs.

That's karma and it's pronounced 'Ha! '

This has cheered me right up

You are SO not unreasonable, @cloudbutter I know of someone I would have loved this to happen to, but the children concerned are adults now.

Ha ha ha that’s brilliant! And glad the government gets to save a bit of money by paying that arse.

Well he could have saved all the tax and NI he didn't pay and I'm sure he would be fine so he is getting what he deserves.

I did think this would bite some people on the bum.

Brilliant! I love this so much! 🤣👏

I do wonder how many people are going to be in this position, I would like to think, it would make them think again, but probably not

This will be happening A LOT all over the country 😂😂😂

He wont' be alone. I foresee HMRC prosecutions for fraud in the future as these cases come to light....

I’m sure there will be plenty of others getting their just deserts right now too.

I thought as soon as it was announced that a lot of selfish bastards would be finally getting their comeuppance.

YADNBU

What an absolute disgrace he is. Serves him right.

Love this! So many dead beat dad's getting karma served up!

He’ll still be massively quids I’m in the long run tho....🤷🏻‍♀️

*quids in

This is fantastic, no sympathy for him! There will be so many who have done this that will be reaping what they deserve

Karma is a wonderful thing. Have a virtual party. Dh and his mates had a pub type get together on a group face time call. It was hilarious.

I'll never forget the smug look on ex dp's face when he informed me that he was moving jobs to become self employed and that he was only going to declare a bare minimum income so he wouldn't have to pay any maintenance- he also managed to lie in order to get £4K worth of arrears removed (alongside incompetencey of CMS was a joint effort). I know we shouldn't enjoy revenge but I'd be lying if I wasn't feeling a similar smugness rn

It made my day yesterday! My ex has bent over backwards with his under declaring, avoiding maintenance, all aided and abetted by OW. Karma indeed 👏

@captainbuttock I'm choosing to live in this moment and enjoy this for now. I'm massively quids in too because I have my beautiful son and he will never know that love (I don't think he knows how to be honest).

One of my friends has had next to zero child support from her nasty ex. Drives an expensive car, keeps horses. OK he may still have saved more than he is currently losing but it is still completely joyous news!

YADNBU

(()) for you and your son

My BIL is the sam3 earns thousands and thousands but fiddles it down and I know he does as they get child benefit. Like you say karma and all that

How fantastic Op, serves the bastard right.

Brilliant