a csa nightmare?!

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Ok, so I got sick of my ex paying me only £260/ month and keeping our jointly owned property (where he lives) on interest only mortgage when he is on £60,000 before tax.I asked time after time for him to pay more money, he took no notice. Now I have told the csa I want to persue it through them. They have been in touch with him. He is now threatening to go bankrupt. He has about £30,000 debt to his name which he keeps saying is half mine (absolute lie) and there would be £60,000 equity in the house, (if sold at its 'value') between us.
This seems to have really driven him mad, worse than not seeing his children. He keeps ringing me, sounding drunk, (he is an alcoholic) saying he doesn't want me and my bf using his money to take kids out, telling me he thinks he's dying, is off sick with stress.... I have told him that I would negotiate with him and stop csa if he pays enough. But his behaviour suggests he is really not mentally stable, so how can I trust him? I guess he's threatening to go bankrupt because then I would lose the equity from house too. Any ideas? A familiar tale?

Anyone? Mainly the law re. bankrupcy and shared property I am wondering about.

no idea....try posting the facts in legal and money matters?

will do. thanks!

Why doesn't he see his children?

If the property is in both names then your half of the equity is safe

Unless the debts are secured against the property

He sees the children once a fortnight at the contact centre. It came out recently that he's an alcoholic following an incident where he collapsed while caring for them. Things had to change. Before that he had them 3/14 nights. I couldn't supervise him myself because he has been abusive to me in the past and his behaviour is unpredictable.
Property is in both names but I had heard that him going bankrupt would take all the money! There are no debts secured on the house, he couldn't legally do this without my knowledge and my last solicitor did a (land registry?) check for this.