I've just had a conversation with my STBXH as we have been seperated since July and have a joint mediation session at the end of the month. We have had an initial chat to see if we can agree things to speed up mediation and reduce costs, but the BIG sticking point is that he thinks he is entitled to maintenance and I don't agree. We have no children, and several years ago he left his job (at a decent salary) as he was suffering with depression and he couldn't deal with the stress - I supported him financially for 2 years until he then took a minimum wage job which is also seasonal, so for 8 weeks over winter there is no work. He has been doing this for 3 years now and doesn't want to look for a better paid job as he is happy working there. I earn quite a bit more, but also have a lot of debt in my name (although was really joint debt) but I have a very stressful job and don't see why he is entitled to any of my salary! Anybody know where I stand legally on this - I am happy to clear the debts, I know he is entitled to a share of the assets (such as they are) and a share of my pension, but don't want to have financial ties to him going forwards.
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