Catlady64

My Husband's ex wife did everything possible to keep her childs alleged Father(My Husband) out of the childs life, restraining orders etc. She was happy getting Government monet in the US, now her child has reached school age she is no longer getting government handouts she has suddenly decided to get a child support order enforced, but, her childs father is not named on the birth certificate?? What are her chances of getting any cash from Britain? My Husband is my carer, Thats all the money he receives.




Catlady

Elvira

Your question may be outside the experiences of posters here. I would suggest you post here:

http://boards.fool.co.uk/Messages.asp?bid=51110

fatbrit

.....and with a lot more detail.

Catlady64

Are you assuming I am a fool?

Elvira

Excuse me

(Oh I get it - but the Motley Fool is one of the most respected and useful UK financial websites!!)

Catlady64

Silly me!!! Where would I post my question lol?

Elvira

My link takes you straight to the Legal Issues Board. You would obviously have to register before you can post.

Leslie

DNA

And if he is the biological father he'll also have to pay back those "government handouts".

Catlady64

Hi all,


Paternity has not been established yet , he is labelled as the "Legal Father".

clarissageo

She will probably be able to use REMO - Reciprocal enforcement of maintenance orders - check out google for it.

meauxna

Why didn't your husband pay child support (maintenance) for his child in the first place?

Jerseygirl

How difficult the ex wife's been is irrelevant...if the child is his he should pay and have been paying child support. If he doesn't think he's the father why hasn't a DNA test been done?

DeanUK2US

Chances are, if the British CSA get on the case, pretty good, tbh.

They are currently ripping me off hundreds a month. I would suggest your husband immediately gathers all evidence regarding his finances, passed relationship with the child, if he was ever living with the child are if the child spent nights with him, etc.

Child support legislation in this country is terribly unfair, so don't expect any sympathy from them if the REMO is successfully enforced.

PM me if you have any very detailed questions, as I do not want to post specific details of my own experience publically.

Catlady64

His ex-wife has continually hidden herself away for 6 years. We tried to have legal papers served, was told she had fled State. My Husband called Child support services and offered to pay money, he was told that because Paternity has not been established, he was not liable to pay until it had been established! Remo have been in contact with us ( Thank god for the British legal system), the ball is in the court of the country trying to enforce the order, i.e , they have to supply evidence that he is the childs father.

Catlady64

Also, my husband has never seen the child, doesn't even know what the child looks like! Yet receives restraining orders from his ex wife and her family, and then states in court that father has never tried to get involved in childs life! Why are women defending women who have stopped fathers from seeing their alleged child????