IF he has been paying the bill for education till now then he is responsible for last term as she was still with him then and that is one of the reasons why he got the settlement, for having the kids.
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This is the crux of it for me (aside from the twat-like attitude). The settlement was based on the kids, he chose the education and I'm pretty sure the CSA would agree.
Keep the email for later purposes won't you.