A professional poker player has won his case to NOT support his children from his winnings because his income is not from 'gainful employment'.
Three judges at the Appeal Court rules that his poker playing did not amount to a trade, business or profession and therefore did not fall within the regulations of child support.
The decision follows a four year dispute after the mother of the children claimed his gambling was a profession, like a professional sportsman, and asked the Child Support Agency to order him to pay maintenance. An earlier hearing had concluded that his winnings DID constitute gainful employment and ruled that he should pay maintenance.
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