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Hi All, this is my first post to this board, but I am in need of some advice.
I have been divorced for 13 years now, after I exited a highly toxic and dangerous relationship. My ex has engaged in fraudulent activity, taking out loans in joint names and forging my signature, as well as claiming single parent benefits secretly whilst I was still in the marital home. I was physically abused whilst married, and have had threats since I left.
For this reason I have reluctantly had to disengage completely and have had no contact with my daughter for over 6 years.
My problem relates to maintenence. I have consistently paid through the CSA at a rate of around £550 per month - my daughter will be 18 in May, and I have no way of finding out if she is still in full time education. I know that if I instruct the CSA to establish whether she is, they will contact my ex wife and simply ask her. Clearly she will tell them that she is, whether this is true or not. I tried this on my daughters 16th birthday and this was the process the CSA followed. It resulted in my elderly parents being subjected to a barrage of insults by my ex wife, so I am reluctant to try this again.
Would anyone know how I can establish the education status of my daughter? The only way I can think of is to hire a private investigator!
Your help would be very much appreciated.
hi,
you can try ring benefits office and see if she is still getting child benefit. or contact your local education authority, and see if they are able to help you.
To be honest, I don't think the benefits office will tell you (GDPR didn't help, but even before that they weren't helpful) and it's also unlikely your daughter's college will tell you, even if you know where she is. Do you know when your daughter would be doing her A levels as that would generally be the age when she ends non advanced education, though not necessarily. There is no easy answer, but I would certainly prepare yourself for any abuse in any event - including your parents blocking all communication if that's practical.
Some other people have managed to find information on social media sites. You can possibly try that.
Thanks all,
I will try hunting for info and if I dont get anywhere I might hire a professional!
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