Should ex contribute towards DS x box?

[BroomBroomStick]

Husband has stayed in the family home and I have a new house. I left all furniture in the family home and have bought all my own or been gifted some. DS is a gamer and has an X Box, TV, headsets etc in his bedroom at home which will remain there. He needs a similar set up in my house, would I be unreasonable in asking ex for help towards electronics (x box) as everything is in the family home?

OP, I can quite see why you would want your DS to have the same set-up at yours as at his DF’s, but I’m afraid it’s up to you to pay for it. Once you and your Ex have gone your separate ways, if maintenance is due, he should be paying it, but what you then spend the money on is up to you. It’s unreasonable to expect him to pay towards things for the DC that you want at your house - from your exDH’s point of view, his son already has them, so why should he need to pay for them again? And as far as you’re concerned, it’s better to keep a bit of distance - your ex is precisely that: ex, so don’t complicate matters.

Why don't you bring the X box to your new home permanently? It's your sons property not your husbands

I couldn’t take his X Box away as it’s in his “main” bedroom, the room he’s always known, he would go nuts if it took that away lol.

@sesquipedalian op contributed to all the furniture and items left behind in the family home

op make sure you include this in settlement

The OP has a few posts going at the moment. The relationship with her ex doesn’t sound functional and, by the sounds of it, the very last thing she should be doing is opening up more discussions about joint purchases.

OP you have posted about being intimidated and bullied by your ex and his family. The overwhelming advice is to cut all but necessary contact about the children and to establish appropriate boundaries. In that post you are complaining about his approach to finances including his lack of financial contribution.

The Xbox is a pipe dream. Asking your ex for money to buy it will just put you back into his control and allow him to carry on dictating how you divorce should proceed.

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