Woman makes appeal after her former partner fails to pay child support

A woman who has spent 15 years chasing her former partner to pay child support has appealed to the authorities to show humanity and enforce the court order against him.
Elaine* feels like her life has been on hold for years due to lack of enforcement and lengthy bureaucratic processes.
She and her former partner went their separate ways when their two children were aged under 10.
The court ordered the father to pay child maintenance 15 years ago. However, he has never paid the full amount, Elaine claims, leafing through a folder of court notifications and other documents.
“I spent at least five years punching out of a workplace, going home for a shower and punching in some place else. I did every job that I could,” she told Times of Malta.

Then, some three years ago, the payments stopped completely and, despite repeated reports filed with the police, the court kept being told he could not be found, she said.
“I followed the court’s orders and could not even travel abroad with my children to be with my father on his deathbed, something I will have to live with for the rest of my life.
“My case keeps being delayed and I’m always left hanging. I have knocked on every door I could,...