DH left 1 month ago, he will now be moving in to a flat in a few weeks and is saying that he can't see us getting back together.
We have 1 Dd, he has seen her most days since leaving, putting her to bed in our house a few nights a week and coming to pick her up in the mornings as he has always done the morning school run. We've started with her staying at his mother's with him one night a week. This will move to 2 or 3 nights a week once he moves in to the flat. I have no doubt that he will continue to see DD as much as he can, he's very much pushing for 50/50.
But now my friends and family are mentioning that I should start looking for a solicitor if this is going to be a permanent split. Just wondering if that's really necessary?
We don't own our home (private rental). He has given me a rough idea of child maintenance which while I think it's low (£200 pm, possibly 100 more if he can get tax credits ) compared to how much it actually costs to support a child, I understand that he will have fund his own home. I work and have my own pension scheme and all my savings are in my own bank account. He has no savings as he spent then all gambling last year. I did take out a large loan to cover his gambling debts which he pays me the repayment each month and has said he will still be paying.
I can't see any obvious reason to see a solicitor now apart from starting divorce proceedings which seems a bit hasty. Am I missing something obvious?
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Do I need to get a solicitor now?
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TowerOfJoy · 02/03/2018 17:22
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