I am separated from my husband with whom I am expecting a baby. He was angry I wouldn't have an abortion and it came to a case of him or the baby. I originally wanted to divorce him as amicably as possible without going to court, in order to avoid the stress/cost to both of us.
I spoke to him about separating finances etc and he has demanded I pay him in full for furniture and appliances which he bought while we were married for our home, including the full original cost of gifts his father gave us, despite both of us using them during our marriage and them being worth a lot less now. He also said he wants to keep keys to our home, keep his belongings here, but wants me to pay the full mortgage, despite both our names being on it. Also he calculated the minimum he is obliged to pay for our child, but I know he didn't take into account his (quite significant) income from overtime.
I feel like he is being really unreasonable with his demands, and this would leave me in considerable debt, and struggling to afford accomodation and the basic needs of my baby when she does come. Would I be right in taking him to court to try to get a better deal? I'm a student so would get legal aid (I think), however it's still something I'm reluctant to do as I feel it's sad to have to take things this far. However I feel like I need to be able to secure a future for my child, and I'm unsure how involved he will be in this child's life seeing as he still makes it clear he wishes I aborted this baby.