[yldstrk]

That’s not what I mean. If he never paid any, he owes 18 years of it.

[sitetest]

Dear yldstrk,

If he was poor for those 18 years as the child grew up, he owes the child little or nothing. It appears that he was poor for most, perhaps all of that period. You can't get blood out of a rock, nor should you try.

What happened subsequent to those 18 years is beyond the claims of the evil ex-wife, and even beyond the claims of his son.

sitetest

[Svartalfiar]

That’s not what I mean. If he never paid any, he owes 18 years of it.

No, he doesn't. As part of their breakup/divorce, the court ruled that he didn't owe any child support as he was just as broke at the mom was. He then spent a decade as a wandering hippy, and didn't start actually making any money until the kid was in his mid-late teens. The mom never applied for a Child Support re-evaluation, and didn't even file this case until 2011, when the "kid" was around 30!

The initial court just threw the case out, but on appeal a higher court said they should re-evaluate if the case has any merit. I can't see this going for the mom's way, and definitely not for £1.9M, not even close.