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First off I'd like to say hello to all the good, responsible fathers out there who are treated unfairly bythe mothers of their children and the CSA. My story is simple one and may sound quite familiar to some of you.
The mother of my children and I were together for 2 years when she fell pregnant with our first child. Everything was OK with our relationship and we soon had another child. Sadly, our relationship hit rock bottom and we broke up. Things were a bit fragile between us for a couple of months after we parted, but we began to move on and things soon got easier.
I then received a letter from the CSA asking me to start making payments, which was fine, I was more than happy to support my kids. But after a while I moved into my own place and financially I was struggling. On top of bills I couldn't afford to pay the CSA as well as pick up my kids for 3 days a week, spend money on them doing things etc. I had a good chat with their mother and between us we agreed that I could stop paying the CSA, as long as I had the kids 3 days a week and got them anything they needed, for example new clothes.
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