You have me worried now MissDaisy. I stopped paying maintenance with the agreement (verbal) of the mother. Also, I note I said 4 months on my original post - It should be 14 months.
2 points of note.
The child left the house voluntarily at the age of 16 with the agreement of the mother and came to live with me.
I hadn't planned to go the court looking for maintenance but rather try and get the mother to agree to pay maintnenace to me - though I don't expect to get agreement.
However, I am concerned that, based on your comment you are saying that I am still liable for the past 14 months even though the child was not living with his mother but living with me.