Child maintenance

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Hi, ExH doesn’t pay for our two children. He constantly job hops. Owes over £7,000. CMS have now taken it to enforcement and are looking to take it out of his bank account.
im absolutely terrified of his reaction. History of Domestic Abuse, it was the reason I left him in the first place. He’s going to be so angry if they managed to get anything from his account and he’ll take that out on me verbally. Currently in therapy to try and handle this fear. I’m trying to arm myself with as much knowledge about what will happen as possible.
will he be informed that the case has now gone to enforcement? I figured not as it would give him the opportunity to switch bank accounts.
has anyone been through this? I’d be really interested in hearing about the process of both sides. TIA

Would lying to him work

say oh I didn't know shall I call them and ask what they are doing?
say oh I didn't know anything about this, they haven't told me, typical government liars
I think they do this as im on benefits and it offsets, im not sure
oh my goodness thats awful

would he text you or call you up or visit?

Yes they will call him and tell him they give them many many chances to make payment then when they fuck up they get a phone call from (in my case) a stern lady in a quiet office (no call centre background noise at all) she laid it out to him and said you haven't paid we are taking it he screamed a little but ultimately what could he do

Why speak to him at all? Use a parenting app or email only.

also op be aware that the money they can take is a set amount - they legally have to leave him with enough money to live on and it is a percentage of his earnings. It would be illegal to take more - so if he tells you they are taking all his wages or half his ages - he is lying.

If he suggests you give him back some of the money -just say they haven't paid it to you - that way your are ready and forwarded with what to say.

I used to work in an office where we eventually as a last resort took money directly from wages, when this happened these people would be all for contacting our department when it had been radio silence for months and into several years - suddenly they would want to talk when an attachment to earning was placed on their wage packet. They would scream and shout, but eventually when they realised there was nothing I could do, they'd leave My tact was to say very little - turn sideways and be sympathetic as then they'd leave sooner - I learnt this quickly

Thank you everyone who posted. You’ve all made some good suggestions. It’s helpful to know that he would’ve been informed several times that this would happen. Think my best course of action is to act dumb when he calls.

Think my best course of action is to act dumb when he calls.

Id be too busy to answer, why should you answer? then text back is it anything important about the children? if its not about the children then you don't need to return the call - there isn't a need to talk to an ex about anything but the children