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How do you make men pay for their kids

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SuzyQ

SuzyQ Report 23 Jul 2004 06:35

My stepdaughter has raised her daughter since her divorce when Chelsea was 4 year old. Her ex has never paid a penny. Chelsea is now 18 and just finished college. Suddenly a letter has been unearthed stating that the father had to pay maintanence until Chelsea was 18 or in the work force. Julie is now heavily in debt, ( we do what we can but we are on a pension). Her ex owns around 40 rental properties and the house he lives in is worth about 500,000.00 pounds. Does any one know if Julie could recover some money now? She has no money for legal fees. Julie is in Yorkshire, we are in Oz.

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Unknown Report 23 Jul 2004 07:10

A lot of solicitors will offer a 'free' first session, just long enough for a bit of advice. Also, if she goes to the Citizen's Advice Bureau, they will often arrange a free session with a solicitor. After that, she might be entitled to Legal Aid, but they would tell her if it's worth pursuing. Good luck to her. Mandy :)

Janet

Janet Report 23 Jul 2004 10:16

I have an awful feeling that she has left it too late Sorry Janet

Bren from Oldham

Bren from Oldham Report 23 Jul 2004 10:30

Hello Susan I think that a solicitor would be the best person for your daughter to contact about payments Because in our families experiences the C S A aren't very helpful and it takes them ages to deal with things But there is one thing in their favour if the husband owns a business they can look at the books to establish how much has to be paid and as in the case of my ex-son in law they don't want this to happen so he agreed payments When he started to default our daughter went back to the solicitor who had dealt with the divorce and they sorted things out for her. She got legal aid for this Hope this is of some help to you especially as you live so far away regards Bren

SuzyQ

SuzyQ Report 24 Jul 2004 03:54

Thanks for the advice, I will pass it all on to her. She was seeing someone last night. Janet: I think that she may have left it too late, but it sounds as if he could have been doing some thing 'naughty'. When she last went to court years ago, he had fixed things so that he appeared to have no money. I think that he ought to be ashamed of himself, having money and not helping. We often went without to pay maintanence to Julie and her sister.