Does CMS really work?

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Hello,
my ex (dad of 1st dd) has paid me £100 PM for the last however many years but didn’t pay anything this last year, then didn’t respond to my message. I am currently out of work and about to move house, funds are tight, I have 2 more children.
my ex (dad of 1st dd) has paid me £100 PM for the last however many years but didn’t pay anything this last year, then didn’t respond to my message. I am currently out of work and about to move house, funds are tight, I have 2 more children.
Anyway, I went to CMS as I feel he should still pay something and know he’s in a good job. Anyway they have got back to me and he’s on an even better wage than I ever thought, the payments to me that are due are a lot but I can’t see him paying them seeing as he wouldn’t even part with £100 this year. Can they really make him pay? Is there a way he can get around it at all?
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There's probably ways he can get around it - he could quit his job, or disappear off the face of the planet - but presuming he's in employment and PAYE then there isn't much he can do without causing himself a lot of hassle. They'll deduct it from his earnings at source if he doesn't pay up.