I currently pay £620 a month in CM to my ex partner. This is based on me having my 2 children 1-2 nights a week. I changed jobs a few months ago which now means we have 50/50 shared care. I am aware that this means I no longer have to pay anything in child maintenance. This will have a big impact on my ex’s monthly income. So my priority now is to make sure my 2 boys have everything that they need so want to try and be as fair as poss for their sake. So I’d like to get an idea of how best to deal with this. I know that I am only expected to cover half the costs for the children but this will impact negatively on them as I know my ex will struggle to cover her half. I would be happy to pay for everything they need. Essentials such as clothes, shoes/trainers, school uniform/equipment/trips etc but this would likely require more contact than is necessary with my ex (we are not on good terms). The alternative is that I come up with a fair figure to give her each month that covers what the children need. Or a smaller figure and then agree to go halves on everything. I’d really like to get some opinions on this one??