Split from ex husband due to his behaviour, drinking daily, no agreeing to cut down, his lack of participation in family life. I left as he refused to. Had to re start in own with two kids. Private rental. Ex has not paid a penny in child support . HIs reasoning being that he has our daughter a few days a week. And takes her on holiday . we have a house that we co own it has had to be rented out due to ex s refusal to let me stay in home and him stating he could not afford to stay there himself. He made sure when we had viewings in property that he left place I'm a state by state I mean dirty toilets, sinks, overflowing rubbish, smelly laundry lying about. I used to have to let myself in and Clean up before the viewings. Eventually someone agreed to rent it from us.. Plan is to hopefully sell it next year as there is a fair bit of equity that I should be able to use to buy my own small place which is all I really want to do. Dont feel secure renting as nothing is really your own. Plus v expensive !!! I am considering going to the c s a to get an amount each month from him. This has been going on for twenty months now. The stress of it all is making me ill. His latest is to say he will stop me moving my daughter to a school nearer to me. I do nearly all the schools runs. I simply can't afford the petrol. He is threatening to stop this ... Can he do that ? He has in the past threatened to go for custody of daughter .. Stating that I'm a rubbish mother as I have taken anti depressants in the past ... He is truly hateful to me. I have been civil towards him but not really not sure what path to take next. All is want is peace from this man, and a small contribution to the upkeep of his child.. I have always been flexible re him having daughter ...