Parents pushed to breaking point by Child Maintenance Service, BBC told

BBC Education Monday 17 August 2026, 05:03 UTC 1 min read

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Mothers, like Katy, describe battles to make ex-partners pay, while fathers say they have been wrongly charged thousands.

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