I'm asking on behalf of a dear friend who we saw for the first time in ages last night.
He has a former partner with whom he has 2 children, dd 26 and ds 17. When they split up (15 odd years ago) she stayed in the house and as she wasn't working he paid the mortgage and bills. This continued when she found out she would get more this way than working and paying half the mortgage herself. He hasn't fought this as he wanted to make sure he provided for his kids even though it's been a huge struggle to keep up paying for 2 lives at the same time.
Whatever I feel about that that's how it's bern since, he's not begrudged paying for his children, far from it, and she still doesn't work. Friend has just sadly split up with his current partner (been together 12 yrs, no kids) and sold their joint house. A letter has arrived from the CSA demanding half the proceeds from this sale to be given to his original partner. Poor friend is now living in a small rented flat paying the mortgage and bills for the ex, his dd moved out years ago and his ds is leaving school next year. The CSA seem sure he owes the ex this money. Does he really???
Will he really
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kitbit · 09/07/2011 11:35
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