Lauryn Goodman met Labor MP Peter Kyle in Parliament to discuss issues relating to the Child Maintenance Service.
The influencer, 33, shares two children, Kairo, four, and Kinara, 14 months, with footballer Kyle Walker, and the couple had a highly publicized child support case earlier this year.
In January it emerged that Walker, 34, who has four children with his wife Annie Kilner, had fathered a daughter with Lauryn four years after they had a son together.
In the middle of the child support case after she was criticized for using it as a ‘checkbook’ amid a long list of demands on his part.
Kyle had previously agreed to buy Lauren Goodman a £2.4million property in Sussex, where he now lives with his two children.
During the maintenance case, the judge awarded Lauryn maintenance of £12,500 a month and £51,000 towards a new car every three years.
Lauryn Goodman met Labor MP Peter Kyle in Parliament to discuss issues relating to the Child Maintenance Service.
The influencer, 33, shares two children, Kairo, four, and Kinara, 14 months, with footballer Kyle Walker, and the couple had a highly publicized child support case earlier this year.
But their requests for a £33,000 air conditioning unit and £31,200 of artificial grass for the house were rejected.
During her meeting in Parliament, Lauryn, who has become an advocate for reform, revealed that she has been inundated with messages from parents sharing their struggles with CMS.
During the meeting, she raised the concerns of both paying and receiving parents, highlighting the system’s inability to address their challenges fairly.
A key issue he raised was the serious financial difficulties faced by parents who pay and undertake to support their children but find themselves unable to meet their own living costs after making contributions.
Lauryn highlighted how the pressure of such demands has contributed to an alarming rise in suicide rates among those who feel trapped by the system.
He also talked about the other side of the problem, where some paying parents take advantage of loopholes to reduce or avoid their obligations.
Common tactics include hiding profits through corporations, working with cash on hand, or misrepresenting income as self-employed.
These gaps in law enforcement often leave recipient parents struggling with significant arrears and financial hardship.
In January it emerged that Walker, 34, who has four children with Annie Kilner, had fathered a daughter with Lauryn four years after they had a son together.
In the middle of the child support case after she was criticized for using him as a ‘checkbook’ amid a long list of demands from him (Kyle is seen arriving at court)
Kyle had previously agreed to buy Lauren Goodman a £2.4million property in Sussex (seen) where he now lives with his two children.
Lauryn also drew attention to inequalities in child abandonment laws, which she says do not treat mothers and fathers equally.
Another critical concern was the disconnect between CMS evaluations and court-ordered child arrangements.
She explained that parents who obtain 50/50 care agreements through the courts often find that these agreements are not recognized by CMS, forcing them to continue making payments even when custody is shared equally.
After the meeting, Lauryn said: “This is not just about individual cases, but about reviewing a system that is clearly broken.”
‘Parents on both sides are being failed. Some are pushed into extreme financial and emotional hardship, while others exploit legal loopholes without consequences. The current system does not prioritize children and that is the fundamental problem.’
He added: ‘It is time for us to take real steps towards reform. These discussions are a starting point, but they must lead to viable changes.
‘At the end of the day, it’s about creating a system that works for everyone: the parents who pay, the parents who receive and, most importantly, the children. “If we don’t address these issues, we will not only fail parents, we will fail the next generation.”
In July, a judge praised Kyle for being “sensitive, honest and trustworthy” during his family court battle with Lauryn over child support payments.
Lauryn asked the court to order Walker to pay £14,750 a month in “global” child support for the couple’s two children, as well as tens of thousands for cars, furniture and property maintenance and other costs such as childcare costs.
The footballer objected to some of the claims or argued they should be reduced, telling the court he was not an “open chequebook” despite earning between £3m and £5m a year.
In his ruling, Judge Edward Hess dismissed many of Lauryn’s claims, concluding that she was “unreliable” and stating that Walker “acted with dignity and generosity.”
The court heard Lauryn launched her legal claim two days after Kinara was born.
Their demands included that Walker should pay for the maintenance of a hydropool, a gardener earning £28 an hour, a car worth up to £70,000 every three years and an air conditioner costing around £33,000.
Annie filed for divorce from Kyle earlier this year (seen together in happier times)
In court, Lauryn justified the need for a £31,200 astroturf pitch by claiming that Kinara kicked a ball from a crawling position, which could make her a future England footballer, adding: “The Lionesses are better than the Lionesses.” “.
But the judge dismissed the lawsuit, calling his reasoning an “unwarranted evidentiary leap.”
Kyle was ordered to pay £12,500 a month in child support (a figure he offered before the hearing began) and a sum of £5,000 for furniture, compared to Goodman’s initial demand of £20,000.
The footballer was also ordered to pay £30,000 for a car to be used by a nanny and other expenses.