A very familiar and repeated topic.
Sad to read yet another child being ransomed to the Father.
Purely as a guide based on my knowledge, a family member pays 5k every month for TWO children, plus Term fees and new uniforms etc.
A court , if it went that far, woulfd naturally look at what funds are available and of course the circumstances of each case.
DONT be blackmailed , the usual story is the more can be extracted from you, the less she has to work.In many circumstances the child isnt even with the mother, its with the Grandparents !