Finance whilst separated (STBXH still in house)

[daisymai08]

Hi everyone,
My delightful STBXH and I are trying to sort finances whilst we live in the house together prob until May now.
He earns £42k I earn £24 how do we work the finances? Can he contribute more than half? We have one DS aged 10. I'll struggle through half and he'll have plenty money left.
Thanks

[Orangebird69]

How did you deal with it before you decided to separate?

[daisymai08]

Joint bank account everything was put in the same pot....

[38cody]

How is this kind of thing decided? By you or is there an arbitrator who can do it fro you? Courts? I don;t know how it works.

[daisymai08]

Apparently it should be as your living before but I can't see that working for many couples - we've agreed half the mortgage and bills and I get £70 a week for Oscar but I'll have no money left at all.... he'll have £1000

[petalsandstars]

How much would he have to give you through cms when it's finalised?

[38cody]

Will the mortgage be finished by the time your son is 18? I think he can then force you to sell. Have you looked in to that?
A friend of mine ended up in a shared flat/bedsit and her (by then)18 yr old moved in with his dad as he had a house. He made her sell.

[daisymai08]

The next bits fine I'm buying him out or keeping till Oz is 18 but it's the interim.....whilst divorce is going through....

[ponygirlcurtis]

Have you looked at what tax credits you will be entitled to now you are effectively single? If you let them know the situation - that you are divorcing but forced to both live in the house - they should be able to help.