To expect ex to still pay maintenance for the kids whilst I was im hospital

[Amblu81]

So I fractured my leg slipping down a step a few weeks ago. Complete freak accident, no alcohol involved, injury sustained includes shsttered tibia and fibia. It required surgery and an inpatient stay of 4 nights. The ex had our 2 kids for 5 nights in total and feels that this means he shouldn't have to pay their maintenance for that week. Note the following:
*we havent gone through CSA..came to private agreement with mediator
*he has them 2 nights at the weekend, I get them one weekend a month and have them the other 5 nights.
*Eldest DS chooses to spend 6 nights with me instead of 5 as he feels comfier at mine. I felt a bit petty asking for the extra money for 1 child, 1 extra night, so I didnt.
*Maintenance to go towards kids food, uniform, clubs etc.
*He has not agreed to pay any of the £600 holiday childcare I forked out for via a child voucher scheme, taken from my work wages. I wouldn't even expect him to pay 50% as it is taken from my salary throughout the year prior to tax.

I feel he should cough up!! He really doesnt. Next week he takes them on holiday for a week and again refusing to pay. I am moving back into our jointly owned property for some respite as negotiating a 2 storey flat above a shop on crutches/wheelchair is pretty damn exhausting. I was going to give half the maintenance back to cover gas/electric during my stay...but nope, he is refusing to let me have a penny anyway.

I would love to hear your thoughts as he is making me doubt what is reasonable. Fyi...he pays £75 pw towards the kids.

Do you pay him when the kids are at his? If yes you should pay him because he’s had the kids - see the can of worms you could be opening up!
maybe you both need to look at the arrangement and have it written and signed officially

Why would she pay him when DC are at his? That's not how maintenance works.

That's not how child maintenance works. I'm sure the op's ex has allowed for the time he has the children. The CMS certainly does.

So much ignorance in one post. Wow.

are you married or divorced?

id be forcing the sale of the house. You have zero benefit livigin in a flat!!

Just catching up with all this. Thanks everyone.

Yes, I know I need to grow a pair and deal with him.

We were never married.

Solicitor calling me back tomorrow 🤞🤞

Hope your meeting with the solicitor went well.

@FlippinOmicron yes, booked in for official meeting next week. We had been going through mediation and have a summary meeting tomorrow, mediation can be beneficial if both sides adhere and are prepared to be reasonable. I think in our case there are too many variables.
He hated the fact I was in the house whilst he was away...left me a nice stroppy list of how I was to treat the house. Really triggered my past anxieties, but tried to ignore that and enjoy being able to sit in the garden in the sun for a few days instead of being couped up in the flat!!
Thanks for checking in. I will keep everyone posted should anyone else be going through a similar case.

Best of luck.