This article highlights some of the difficulties that can occur when dealing with the Child Maintenance Service.
The situation would be treated differently within divorce proceedings, as maintenance for a spouse can be ordered independently of maintenance for a biological child (or child of the family).
If you have any queries about Child Maintenance, how this is calculated or issues relating to DNA testing please do not hesitate to contact me.
A DWP spokesperson said:“When we make contact with someone to ask them to pay child maintenance they need to inform us within 30 days if they believe that it is not a valid claim. “If further information regarding the paternity of a child comes to light once payments have been made directly to the resident parent, they can pursue a reimbursement from them in the small claims court.” var article_url = encodeURIComponent(window.location.href);var content_id = encodeURIComponent('everything');var site_id = '_tyn6crfwnhbeaft4d4vdo5im3q';var url = "//survey.g.doubleclick.net/survey?site="+site_id+"&url="+article_url+"&cid="+content_id+"&random="+(new Date).getTime();document.write('<scr'+'ipt '+'src="'+url+'" type="text/javascript">'+'</scr'+'ipt>');try { console.log('Showing survey directly'); _402_Show(); } catch(e) { console.log('Try 402'); console.log(e); }
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/15215612.Man_forced_to_pay_hundreds_for_child_that_is_not_his/
