Any experience of CMS deducting from bank account

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My waste of space ex doesn't contribute to my 2 DD 9&10 in anyway. He's always letting them down and has seen them for half an hour since September. They are getting old enough to see it for what it is now but it still breaks my heart. I'm also fed up with him not financially helping. His last argument was I have a cleaner so why should he pay me anything!
I don't depend on his money thank goodness but it would help of course, he is constantly moving jobs so DOE never works and how he's gone self employed. CMS are saying next step is to take money from his bank account, my question is does this actually happen? I'm fed up with him living the life of Riley with no second thought for his kids.

Anyone?

Yes I’ve been through this. Job hopping bastards.

They can only check the bank account details of accounts he willingly gives them, they cannot search for any bank accounts - which makes the whole thing fucking pointless.

When that failed, CMS did a Liability Order. He didn’t turn up to court and the bailiffs failed to get anything.

There are now 4 LOs and I’ve still not seen any more. They’ve tried pursuing criminal proceedings but whenever they send him a letter, he goes back on JSA as they cannot pursue criminal proceedings when “he has no means to pay”

Sorry. It’s shit. He also doesn’t see our DD and hasn’t for years.

They can only check the bank account details of accounts he willingly gives them, they cannot search for any bank accounts - which makes the whole thing fucking pointless.

They can write to every employer he has ever had, including his current one, to ask for the bank details he uses for his salary to be paid into, so it is not reliant on him cooperating at all.

Really? That’s not what they told me 2 years ago. I was furious and they insisted repeatedly it relied on his cooperation. Even when I took it higher and complained officially, that was their official line.

I just find it so frustrating how he can just live his live and have no thoughts for his own flesh and blood. My dp sees and financially contributes to his kids which my girls see and now question why their dad doesn't do the same. It's heartbreaking

And many thanks for your replies

OP I feel the same. It’s awful. And the fact that despite having 3 years of zero contact he could just swan back in via court at any time really pisses me off too.

My exDP who’s the father of my eldest 2 can’t wrap his head around it at all. He’s a very hands on Dad, pays above CMS rate and half of everything big like school trips etc, we co parent very well and he absolutely despised my ExH.

@InsomniaTho it's terrible isn't it, the whole parental right thing scares me too. It's disgusting how they can get away with it. Nothing but sperm donors. My eldest dd's dad is the same as yours, always pays and sees her.

Yes Insomnia although it tends to only be done by the litigation and enforcement of debt department, which is the same area that deals with legal action. Even then, not all of them will bother as by that stage it’s often more about securing the debt.