Separated, how much should I provide?

JackRS

thorsoak wrote: »

Why do you include "childcare" when your two children are 18 and 20 years of age? In law they are adults!

They're 17 and 20 and both FTE not uni. In the calculator it has cell for amounts for them food, clothes, transport etc so I have completed values for them.

Mojisola

JackRS wrote: »

The assumption is using current situation so she only has tax credit and child allowance which makes her income 369pcm Yes hope to talk to new lawyers soon.

I would include the benefits that she's entitled to claim otherwise she will get a sum off you and then be able to get the benefits on top.

RAS

As I recall she is entitled to Council Tax benefits, Income support etc, which came in af something like £820 when I played with it?

You need advice as to whether you should be counting your DD in this calculation. I think not.

Please get your head round the idea that you are not going to dump your DD in hell if you refuse to pay her mother to keep her; she is an adult and there is no reason that you cannot support her separately as long as she needs help; just that you do not have to pay this as maintenance to your wife. Which helps over the next 20 years.

20 and in FTE usually means that she needs to be in recognised FT advanced education.

If this is university level she is entitled to fee laons, grants and support via SFE. As you are now split, this is based on her mother's income and would be much more generous. If she is over 20 and not in advanced education, I do not think you are liable to pay for her.

JackRS

RAS wrote: »

As I recall she is entitled to Council Tax benefits, Income support etc, which came in af something like £820 when I played with it?

You need advice as to whether you should be counting your DD in this calculation. I think not.

Please get your head round the idea that you are not going to dump your DD in hell if you refuse to pay her mother to keep her; she is an adult and there is no reason that you cannot support her separately as long as she needs help; just that you do not have to pay this as maintenance to your wife. Which helps over the next 20 years.

20 and in FTE usually means that she needs to be in recognised FT advanced education.

If this is university level she is entitled to fee laons, grants and support via SFE. As you are now split, this is based on her mother's income and would be much more generous. If she is over 20 and not in advanced education, I do not think you are liable to pay for her.

If I put her income as 820 and 0 children it comes out with:

Splitting the assets:
Next we share out the net joint assets based on factors such as:
length of marriage, relative incomes, who cares for any children.

Wife's share: 60%
Husband's share: 40%

Wife's total share of net assets is : £324600
Husband's total share of net assets is : £216400


The Wikivorce estimate for ancillary relief based on the above parameters:

Maintenance calculation based on outgoings data:

The wife has been allocated the following:
- basic (incl childcare) needs £1520
- lifestyle needs £215
A total budget allocated of £1735

The husband has been allocated the following:
- basic (incl childcare) needs £2020
- lifestyle needs £765
A total budget allocated of £2785

The husband should pay the wife maintenance of £915

Maintenance calculation based on household/childcare data:

The wife has been allocated the following:
- basic (incl childcare) needs £904
- shared contribution £904
- share of excess income £226
A total budget allocated of £2034

The husband has been allocated the following:
- basic (incl childcare) needs £904
- shared contribution £904
- share of excess income £678
A total budget allocated of £2486

The husband should pay the wife maintenance of £1214

onetomany

omg i just read thro this post your x is bang out of order ive split from 2 marraiges and havent asked for anything from xs other than csa payments ur x isnt being a good mum she should have said to kids in the begining that it was between u two and not them and engouraged them to have contact with you , if your wife dosent want to claim benifits then shes so silly its not a lot of money but t helps pay her 15% and nothing else the court wont order you to pay more if you havent got it stop her car and everything else , if you want to carry on driving lessons etc do it direct good luck op feel free to pm if you want to chat x

onetomany

makes me wonder if she is claiming and not telling you as you carnt get child tax credits without child benifit x

JackRS

onetomany wrote: »

makes me wonder if she is claiming and not telling you as you carnt get child tax credits without child benifit x

yes she gets both those now total 369pcm. When I was there on Sunday she'd left me her credit card bill for last month asking me to pay it after I told her that from this one it was up to her to pay it as I no longer used the card. So she's still trying it on!

onetomany

omg i hope u told her no

onetomany

also ring credit card up and tell them your not using it and she has no income hopefully they might cancel so she carnt run up debts in your name x

ceebeeby

Or agree to pay it but only if she hands over card! And then cancel account.