So long story short, I’m divorcing my husband. He had an affair, we have a 2 year old child together.
The family home is a 3 storey 4 bed detached house. I am currently working part time due to child care issues. Ex works full time and does pay child maintenance. He has our son around 8 days every month.
He decided to move out when the affair came to light and now lives with his parents. They have a 6 bed house so plenty of space for him and our son when he stays. He doesn’t contribute anything financially to his parents. They also owned another house which they offered to ex to live in but he didn’t want to.
I have stayed living in the family home as I have no where else for me and our son to go until we sort out the financials in the divorce.
Here’s the thing, ex wants me to pay for all of the bills on my own, apart from the mortgage payment which he is paying half towards. His reasoning is obviously that I’m living there so should pay it all. I see his point but I’m really struggling on my part time wage. He’s also dragging out the negotiations and we are getting no where fast with them. I was okay with him still living with us as the house is big enough so that we can live separately but he doesn’t want to.
I wouldn't expect him to pay half towards the other bills but maybe a small contribution just to ease up some pressure on me. I’m living penny to penny and he’s booking several holidays and concerts.