Responsibility for nursery fees day of NRP overnight

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Ex and I separated about a year ago. Originally he had DC (nursery aged) every weekend - Sat am to sun am. He recently asked to change this to Sat am to sun pm every other weekend, and then the Thursday before his ‘off’ weekend he’d pick her up from nursery and have her overnight until Friday morning. I have no issues with this change.

DC goes to nursery mom, Tues and Thurs. is with GP (my side) Weds and I don’t work Fri so we have the day together.

Someone has suggested that if he is now having DC mid-week he is now liable for the nursery fees ‘that day’.

Does anyone know if this is true? And if so would be the day he picks DC up? Or the day DC wakes up with him?

Obviously him covering every other thurs would be a huge help financially. But if it’s the day after, I wouldn’t want to risk me not having the time with DC and him put her into nursery.

For what it’s worth I get pretty minimal CM from him - he’s been clever with that! Doesn’t cover half her current nursery fees.

He won’t be expected to pay and if he doesn’t voluntarily agree there’s nothing you can do.

Also if he has her the extra night you might see cms reduce if it tips him into next bracket

You can ask but he can say no and he only needs to pay what cms tell him which doesn't include nursery fees.

Morally, he should be responsible for 50 of all nursery fees regardless of who the child is with that night, but unfortunately, legally it isn’t the case.

Thanks all, if it isn’t a legal thing I really don’t think it’s worth the effort even raising it with him.

It will still be 1 night per week so should be no change to CMS payment, but I’m trying to myself financially stable without his payments so if it changes in the future I’ll hopefully be ok.

My ex is liable for 50% of the nursery fees and doesn't see DD at all. We're abroad, though.
I would question why the other parent wouldn't be liable for nursery fees. Most likely, the child goes to nursery so both parents can be at work. Unless my ex wants to pay me spousal maintenance so I can stay home...

Legally in the U.K. the nrp is only liable for cms. Nothing else.

unless divorced with a specific order.

Doesn't work like that in the uk sadly