To want more child maintenance

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XP currently pays £37 a week and has done for for 12 years. Now DC is older it’s obviously a lot more expensive, I earn but nothing amazing

XP has own home, is married and has 2 other DC’s, my DC doesn’t stay there at all, visits but doesn’t stay

AIBU to go via CMS and ask for more? I don’t know he’s earnings but owning a house and going on holidays I’m guessing he’s not too badly off

YABU just leave it as it is
YANBU it’s fair to ask for more

Um, no he did.

Ok that sounds like a good shout, like you say well worth the £12. Thank you

Good grief! He's definitely bamboozled you for taking almost nothing if he owns a house and is going on holidays while you scrape to support the children.

Go via CMS.

If he moved he should be doing the driving unless it's a very long distance and it's safer to meet half way.

How old is your DC now are they happy with the current arrangements or would the like to change anything if they are heading to the teen years.

You should have gone through CMS in the first place. Better late than never.

DC is happy enough, she goes for the day every other week. As she’s getting older she often doesn’t even want to do that

That’s my logic, I’m very passive with the situation and probably too much so. The distance I doable in one journey, it’s a 2 hour round trip

Unfortunately we are no longer on speaking terms

You’ve hit the nail on the head. I know full well she won’t get anything once he’s no longer obliged.

I’ve had £37 for 12 years so anything extra could go into savings for her

Then there is nothing to be lost by going via CMS. Do it.