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So this good ole boy let his kids live in squalor while he did not?

Single. One kid. If we read the whole story, you get this timeline:

1981: They marry, she already has a kid from previous dude.

1984: They break up

1992: formally divorced

1996: Dude founds Ecotricity

2011: Lady first tries to get 1.9Mil pounds from him. Note the kid is likely now between 27 and 30 based on marriage/breakup.

Sorry, but this is ridiculous. Apparently he wasn't ordered to pay child support because he was just as broke when they first broke up. Spent ten-ish years as a wandering hippy before he started dabbling in his little energy stuff. The kid was at least 12-15 years old when he first started the company, so he was probably already 18 or close to it by the time the company was worth much.

I have no sympathy for this chick. While the dad may not have been a nice guy and not there for his kid much if ever, he didn't have any money until after his kid was pretty much raised. Even if he did make the money a bit before the kid turned 18, she never tried to get any child support ordered, so he was still under the original order: no child support required. While he should be there to help his (adult) kid now (as a dad), he has no obligation to the ex-wife or any of her other kids.