step children & finances

duchy

No-one is forcing the partner to live with the parent and child.
Either they want to become a new family .......or they don't and the couple remain a couple who are just dating.
Not many parents want a new partner who regards children from a previous relationship as less of a member of the new family .

FBaby wrote: »

I don't think that is the most controversial issue. What might be is most likely to be related to working pattern, ie. can a resident parent expect to work only part-time and expect her new partner who isn't the father of the children to work full-time so she can have more time with the children.

Again, many men would be happy with this, but some might consider that although they are happy to go 50/50 for the cost of the holidays, that it is fair that their partner takes on full-time work to support her kids rather than rely on them. Of course, it gets more complicated when they then have children together.