A few months ago, ex lost job and I was no longer receiving any child maintenance (he said that I legally took cm off him when he was working and ‘couldn’t afford’ it - even though he was paying £500 a month on a fancy car and my cm was half of that amount - and so now he wasn’t legally earning any money he legally didn’t have to pay anything either - technically he was correct so left it at that).
Never ever would have thought he would of gone on benefits because he always called me scum for being a bum on benefits (even though I have a disability and care full time for my disabled child too) and as far as I was aware he was living off his wife’s income.
Well low and behold, got a letter from cms today to say he was been receiving benefits for several weeks now and has to pay the standard amount. I have absolutely lost it - that guy has watched me scrimp and cover absolutely everything for our child whilst he has been saying he has no income at all even though he has been receiving between £300-400 a month as well as everyone else around him supporting him financially ever since!
I appreciate it’s only £300-400 a month but £30 a month cm isn’t exactly a huge dent in that is it!
He said I’m petty for kicking off over £7 a month but it isn’t even that, it’s the principle of it and lying until he was eventually caught out that has pissed me off to the max!
Did I overreact?
I have demanded my £7 a week payment from the date he started getting benefits and then to set up a payment scheme going forward, AIBU?