Maintenance payments with shared care

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My girlfriend and her ex husband have 50/50 care of their son. They each have 7 nights out of 14 on a 5/2 night split rota.
Dad doesn’t pay maintenance. Mum gets CHB. Mum also sorts out doctors, schools etc.
Outside of the normal costs of having a child with you there are obviously other associated costs, namely clothing, school uniforms, hobbies etc.
Mum pays for things like mobile phone, subscriptions, hobbies, additional tuition etc. Dad agreed to pay £10pm into a joint account which mum matches which is then used for things he needs, mostly clothes and uniforms. Dad insists on receipts before Mum is allowed to take money out. Dad never deals with anything, it’s always Mum who has to go out and buy everything.
Outside of the normal costs of having a child with you there are obviously other associated costs, namely clothing, school uniforms, hobbies etc.
Mum pays for things like mobile phone, subscriptions, hobbies, additional tuition etc. Dad agreed to pay £10pm into a joint account which mum matches which is then used for things he needs, mostly clothes and uniforms. Dad insists on receipts before Mum is allowed to take money out. Dad never deals with anything, it’s always Mum who has to go out and buy everything.
They had a recent dispute over swimming shorts which was laughable. Dad wouldn’t accept an order confirmation from Next as proof of purchase. He’s generally just difficult for the sake of it. He’s so difficult that she’s gone and bought things herself and not even tried to take the money back because she simply couldn’t be bothered arguing with him over £20 here and there.
Can she make a claim via CMS? The alternative is that this pettiness goes on for another 7-8 years. God knows what will happen when son starts senior school and needs a whole new uniform and blazer etc that will no doubt cost far more than will be sat in the joint account.
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My sympathies for your partner!
I think them having a joint account needs to stop and it might be worth them splitting costs in a different way, he pays for the stuff the child needs when it is his time and mum does the same. If the dad takes son to school then he needs to provide uniform etc
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CHB isn't a huge amount but it should be enough to cover basic stuff like school uniform, a basic mobile phone plan and the odd necessary item of clothing.
Other things like hobbies and additional tuition are discretionary spending and unless he's agreed to contribute to them then there's not much you can do about it.
He does sound as if he's being petty but your only real options are to be equally petty back or try to get on with things.
Your gf should tell him he needs to buy clothes, shoes and uniform for son at his house. Any extra curricular activities / mobiles / tutoring etc should be agreed upon before bought / signed up for so both parents stand with money.
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