"He then separated himself and his feelings from the child."

He did this after assuming the role of father for 12 years!

Anderson is a cad. Rodriguez, on the other hand, seems to be caught up in bureacratic bungling. This may have been the result of the mother receiving welfare payments for the child. In which case it is the State seeking the support payments.

In B.C., if a man assumes the role of father in a child's life, he is responsible for child support should the relationship between the two adults end. Sounds like it is much the same in the U.K.