Hi all,
I have finally made the decision that it would be better for me and the kids (and him) for us to split up as we are entirely miserable. I was planning to get my ducks in order a bit more but I got home from a horrendous work meeting last night to some nasty remarks from him and blurted out that I wanted us to split up. We live together but aren't married.
We have a joint mortgage, my mum will very kindly give me the money to pay him his half of the equity and I think i should be fine to get a mortgage on my own for house after his name is removed- just spoken to mortgage company now. Do I need to use a solicitor to do paperwork for money, do I need to get a mortgage valuation or just offer him a lump sum in the approximate ball park?
Also- sharing the kids. We have 3 and he is useless at looking after them on his own. he always ropes in his mum or my mum to help if I am working late/away. I would expect to do a fairly even split in time between us so they see us both but don't want to pander to him and have him only having one or 2 at a time rather than them all. I have really no idea how this works. Can he say he will just have one or 2 at a time? Do people normally do every other weekend and then something in the week?
Are there any good books about telling kids?
I feel so much better now I have told him, but he is playing the woe is me card. I literally do everything and run about after him like a maid. I can't do this any longer and am not interested in any counselling as in all reality he will never change. I don't love him any more and want to get out before I start to hate him.
I think it will be much better for the kids to have 2 happy parents rather than live in misery. He seems to think we should live in misery though (probably so he has a maid). He sent me a message from work today and I have told him I am not changing my mind.
Please can someone hold my hand and steer me through all this. I have no clue how to sort things out practically.
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Help me through separation with kids and joint mortgage please!
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AintThatSomething · 15/09/2016 12:21
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