Hate maintenance
Anyone else in the boat of Maintenance practically bankrupting you each month? We’ve had wages today, paid bills and rent (for a bigger house to ensure the kids have their own space) and once we pay maintenance we’ll be down to nothing so can’t buy food. It’s a bloody joke. We have the kids every weekend and struggle to buy food and basic necessities but they always come over with their new clothes, go on multiple holidays etc. it’s so upsetting and it makes me resent them so much. I wish we didn’t have to pay it 😭
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It’s a private agreement calculated by the cms calculator and honestly it’s not as much as I’ve seen other dads pay, but we aren’t high earners and it’s a big chunk to us. I completely agree there needs to be something in place for mums who need it/dead beat dads but we are so involved and my partner does so much. We’ve never actually been on holiday since we’ve been together, but the kids go abroad 2 weeks in the summer and a uk break every year with their mum
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Are you sure CMS have you paying the right amount? If you have them every weekend (assuming Friday - Sunday) got have them 2/7ths of the time which should decrease your maintenance? Is your partner a high earner? It’s shit especially when the dad is involved etc and probably has more costs than mum :(