child maintenence, advice needed please

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im writing this on behalf of a friend. her story is this.
she has 2 children by different fathers. neither of the dads has ever given her a penny in maintenece. they do have contact with the children, one sees is son every weekend and the other about once a year. my friend is struggling financially and has suffered a mental breakdown caused mainly through the continuos struggle to make ends meet.
dad no1 is on benefits and has been for about 15 years but works every evening cash in hand.
dad no2 is quite wealthy,good job, big house flash car, nice holidays.
she has been trying to get regular payments from the 2 dads but they refuse. she hasnt tried to purse it through the courts because she hasnt got the money to pay for solicitors. she did contact the CSA some time ago and they ordered them both to pay x amount but the money never arrived and the CSA never really pursued it.
if i can get her to go legal is she entitled to back dated payments from them both, im hoping to be able to pay the solicitors bills if she agrees or is she entitled to legal aid?
thank you for taking time to read this. please feel free to ask any questions and i'll be happy to answer as best i can.
regards

DX2

No need to get legal, if the CSA have been involved like you say and the have made an assessment on both father's and each are due to pay x amount per week then that liability still stands. She needs to get onto them ASAP.She needs to keep at them by phoning every fortnight if needs be.