why should he pay if he is not getting anything in return (ie access to his daughter)?
I can see where she is coming from but i think it's a mistake and very manipulative to use the baby as a bargaining chip, and it certainly dosent set things on the right foot for any hope of an amicable arrangement regarding money. Ok the father might be rubbish, but he is the baby's father and your daughter did chose him to father the child. If the father wont pay, can you approach his parents (i am presuming they are young?) I'm afraid, flawed though it is, the csa is all we have at the moment