To question affordability of DSS school trip

[Sessy19]

My OH was told by his ExW that he needed to pay £700 towards DSS school skiing holiday next year. He is giving ExW £100 pm to do so.

He told he’d arranged this as a done deal, no discussion, when I asked him about where we might be taking DSS and DSD on our family holiday this year. He can’t afford both!

Additionally, I pay 3/4 of all household expenses since OH has such a huge CM AND Spousal maintenance commitment every month.

AIBU to be annoyed that a) if he can afford £100 extra a month for DSS holidays, it should be contributing to the family household bills, and b) that DSS gets a fancy skiing holiday at the cost of our cheap but quality family holiday this summer!

I think he’s being a total dick about it. And I’m not best pleased that the ExW is the one who decided for him, but he should also have told her to ram it!

If this is his version of events I would be checking his bank balance because something doesn’t add up. Even with a shit hot lawyer who was the son of the judge.

You are the one who's with the "utter twat" and "buffoon". You are the one one paying more for the bills. Ha! Love alright

My 3 were/are on FSM, they get essential school trips paid for if necessary (it isn't) but any other trips have to be paid for by me - or grandparents. I can't see schools having the budget to fork out for a skiin trip for children on FSM, for starters how would they choose which FSM children went?

PMK

DS is 15 he has been skiing with the school twice. It cost £1100 and £1300 I think, it's not great value- but he really wanted to go and Dd (12) will get her chance next year. Those years the rest of us had more modest holidays, I think this is quite normal tbh. Another family we know sent their dd and are not going away this summer.

My DD didn't go on her school ski trip,I don't have £1300 even paying for a year.She didn't feel left out as it is very few out if a year that can afford it.
The skiing trip is one thing but all the extra for spending is taking the piss.
You also still haven't explained why the house is mostly yours.