Wife suing for aliment ....how much will she get?

duchy

So what you are asking is how little you can pay to support your child?

Perhaps the answer is...... When your child is old enough to ask you why they went without whilst you appeared to have a far better lifestyle ...will you be able to look them in the eye ?

Your wife needs to provide a home for your child -can she provide what your child deserves with you trying to only pay the minimum. Giving your child lavish gifts is no use if they live in a bad area or a underheated house because the mother can't afford any better. If s your post implies you have realistic earning from your business to support a (vastly) above subistance level income why on earth would you do this ?

peachyprice

duchy wrote: »

So what you are asking is how little you can pay to support your [STRIKE]child[/STRIKE] wife?

Perhaps the answer is...... When your [STRIKE]child[/STRIKE] wife is old enough to ask you why they went without whilst you appeared to have a far better lifestyle ...will you be able to look them in the eye ?

I'll just correct that for you.

marisco_2

duchy wrote: »

So what you are asking is how little you can pay to support your child?

Perhaps the answer is...... When your child is old enough to ask you why they went without whilst you appeared to have a far better lifestyle ...will you be able to look them in the eye ?

Foot in mouth moment :cool:

That is not what he was asking at all. Re-read the posts. He is already paying child maintenance out of his savings. His question was in regard to spousal maintenance.

MonkeyLoo

No I didn't support my ex prior to our separation. She had her own salary and earned double what I did.
Im not saying Im not supporting my child I always have done and always will.
The danger of posting such a sensitive question is that you get other ex wives etc having a rant.
Thanks Happy MJ for your constructive answer and sticking to the question in hand.
So to limit liability I should draw more from the business and account for the spending in legitimate ways?
Working on the 50/50 split of remaining funds it hardly seems fair as the business is a separate entity.

duchy

peachyprice wrote: »

Hold on before you hang, draw and quarter the man.

Read properly, this money is to support the WIFE, not the child, he said he's paying child maintenence out of his savings.

Jesus.

He's also implying his business is capable of providing him with a proper wage and he's deliberately drawing less than previously to play the system.

duchy

peachyprice wrote: »

I'll just correct that for you.

You expect the child to pay mortgage and heating ...Blimey !

peachyprice

duchy wrote: »

He's also implying his business is capable of providing him with a proper wage and he's deliberately drawing less than previously to play the system.

Where?

And he's also said that his wife earns double than him.

GwylimT

Are people actually reading OP's posts?

He has already said that he is paying child maintenance from his savings account.

He is actually asking how much spousal maintenance he may have to pay to his wife, not his child. His child is his responsibility, he is accepting this and providing for his child financially, his wife is not his responsibility and she is more than able as an adult to provide for herself financially instead of relying on someone elses wage.

peachyprice

duchy wrote: »

You expect the child to pay mortgage and heating ...Blimey !

Erm, no, I would expect the mother to pay that, from her salary.

Not all women become destitute when marriages fail, there are many who still manage to maintain themselves, by oh working.

GwylimT

MonkeyLoo wrote: »

No I didn't support my ex prior to our separation. She had her own salary and earned double what I did.
Im not saying Im not supporting my child I always have done and always will.
The danger of posting such a sensitive question is that you get other ex wives etc having a rant.
Thanks Happy MJ for your constructive answer and sticking to the question in hand.
So to limit liability I should draw more from the business and account for the spending in legitimate ways?
Working on the 50/50 split of remaining funds it hardly seems fair as the business is a separate entity.

If your wife earns more than you, then why on earth is she even attempting to gain spousal maintenance? That is pure greed.