A man has been charged by the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to still pay for the maintenance of the child who is not his biological child after the mother of the child confessed he is the child’s father.
Before the truth was revealed, the man had reportedly paid £38,000 for the child maintenance of the 14-year-old child since she was born.
The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) issued a letter to t he distraught man in October 2019, and confirmed that he is not the biological father of the child.
However, CMS demanded that the man pays £2,000 arrears before the whole matter is fully closed.
An amount of £36.40 per month to pay off the arrears, despite acknowledging that he “is not the parent of this child”.
In an interview with Hull Live, the distraught man said: ‘As someone who is currently paying for a child that the CMS have confirmed is not mine, I think it is very important to highlight how they get away with what is effectively breaking the law.
‘At the end of last year, my ex told me my daughter was not mine, which considering she was 14 years old at the time came as a bit of a shock.
‘I was obviously devastated, especially as I am a father of two disabled boys who I care for full time.
‘I have literally given my ex tens of thousands over the last 14 years that could have been spent on them, although I am more upset because I loved my ‘daughter’ with all my heart and did my best for her.
‘I asked how that works because the child is not mine and they had confirmed that. So here I am paying arrears I do not owe, for a child that is not mine.
