My husband and I have recently separated and needing some help with how to split finances. With child support do I need to pay all the child care fees from that or does he pay child support and then half the fees? We are selling our house and keeping it out of court with a 50/50 split to keep things amicable but I just don’t understand when it comes to the middle on top of child support if he pays for things for the kid’s or I pay everything. Care is split 60/40. Any help or advice for anything would be greatly appreciated.
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He pays for the kids expenses in his time, you pay for the kids expenses in your time.
So if he needs more child care than you do, he pays for the child care he needs. You pay for the childcare you need, even if it’s more than what he pays.
Childcare centres will usually set up separate accounts, as you may both have different child care rebates applied etc.
Regardless of how you've decided to split the proceeds of the house sale you'll each still need to see a solicitor. You'll need either a binding financial agreement done by solicitors or each have a solicitor act for you to settle the finances. Divorce can't proceed until finances are sorted out and any agreement lodged with the court.
My ex husband and I just divided everything up ourselves, then got a divorce.
Neither of us saw a lawyer.
Your advice is untrue.
If it’s amicable and you agree, there’s no need to pay big bucks to lawyers.
I also did the divorce online myself and we go through child support and they sort out how much he pays.
It’s been 12 years, no issues.