Rows over child maintenance can be a commonplace matter between separated parents. How much is enough or too little often spark rows and bad feeling.
For some even getting the money they are due to is almost impossible with some absent parents refusing to cough up. And for some they can even use the children as bargaining tools to manipulate the other parent.
But with spiralling costs of everything from food to heating, not to mention the additional regular bills that come through from schools and childcare it is a vitally important area. For many unless the absent parent pays around £150 a month they are skipping on support for that child.
