Separation and child maintenance - new partner

jackieblack

You haven't said whether you've started divorce proceedings, but you can't get a Consent Order until a Decree Nisi has been issued.

Caroline_a

Why not move back into the house with your daughter when he moves out?

TBagpuss

Spousal maintenance would usually end when the receiving partner remarries or starts to cohabit.

Am I right in thinking that you haven't divorced or had a formal financial settlement yet?

I would suggest that you start by looking at the CMOS website to see what the starting point would be in relation to maintenance for your daughter.

Also start to think about a long term financial arrangement. A 5 bed house seems much larger than your husband needs, even taking into account that he has your daughter living with him, and if he is thinking about moving in with his partner rather than staying in the house, then there would seem no reason why it should not be sold so the mortgage can be paid off, and you and he can decide how to split the equity.

One spouse living in a 5 bed property and the other having to live as a lodger doesn't sound like a fair settlement, so I'd suggest that you speak to a solicitor and start to get an idea if what may be reasonable in your specific circumstances, and you can then start to discuss what would be reasonable.

Person_one

Caroline_a wrote: »

Why not move back into the house with your daughter when he moves out?

The OP says she works 2 hours away now.