I have a 2 year old whom I look after and provide for all by myself, my child hasn't seen his dad for about 9 months now. Prior - being with him and splitting up he hasn't paid a single penny to our child I have always paid for everything.
I've never stopped his dad from seeing him just blocked him out as every time we did try to arrange for him to see him he would always threaten me and my new partner.
As it was Christmas, him and his family have decided they want to now get involved and start seeing him regularly. This is fine however he will be accompanied until my child can build up that bond with his dad again with him now being a stranger to him.
My ex works but on the DL he's like a ghost, no one knows where he's living and not down as working but I know he is. He gets cash in hand weekly. I just want to know if I should contact child maintenance before I let him see my son? I've been struggling for months balancing work childcare and moving into a new flat I think my ex should pay something and not have it easy,
Does anyone know how child maintenance work and the best way to go about it?