hi
in 1999 i went to court for maintenance for 4 children. My husband said he wasn't working which he was , when the judge asked him why he wasn't working he said he had an injury which happened in work, then he was asked if he put in a claim for injury ,he said he didn't and was ordered to do so as myself and the children would benefit greatly, he was given a date to go back to court to prove he done that, but he didn't go, in the mean time he was ordered to pay £30 weekly maintenance and it was left at that. So unless you are willing to fight it out in court for a long long time i'm afraid you will be no better off , i got the £30 for a month then was told he couldn't afford it, thats just my experience