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How much does his ex really get?

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WaspFactory · 09/01/2013 11:11

How much money does a single parent get in benefits? I ask because my partner is paying his ex over the odds in maintenance because he thinks she is getting next to nothing. However, a friend of mine says his ex gets more money than him due to the amount of benefit she receives.

Can anyone tell me how much (roughly) per month it's possible to get as a single SAHM with one child? Bearing in mind that she is living in their old house with a mortgage on it?

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cloudpuff · 09/01/2013 14:32

I feel sorry for the Mum and the child in all this, 6 months is not long and his ex and child will still be getting used to the big big change in their lives, having your dad leave to shack up with someone else is very confusing to child and there will be a lot of anger still surrounding why he left, you and your partner may well be all happy and loved up but I bet it will take a lot longer for his Daughter and ex to be in the same position. They are still adjusting.

If you are questioning finances in regard to having a baby now I'm assuming you're planning this to happen sooner rather than later which I think is a big mistake, why cant you wait a few years and let the dust settle, let everyone get used to their new lives and become settled.

If he was so unhappy for "years" he could have left a long time ago, was his wife aware of how unhappy he was and how much trouble her marriage was in? or do you only know your partners version of events. I would not be suprised to find his wife knew nothing it and to discover he was still sleeping with her.

Is the access a problem because she doesn't want her child at your home or around you? I can understand that a little. Can your husband not see his Daughter alone each week either in the family home or by taking her out somewhere, just until everything settles, the amount he pays should be changed because of the amount he sees his child, they are not linked.

He has agreed %30 of his income whilst knowing he was setting up a new life with you so he must have done some sums in his head and decided this was acceptable, it will cause a shit storm if he reduces it now, especially if he says its because you both want another child as its still so raw.

I agree that when a together family have more children there is less money to go around so the amount spent on each child lowers but its not as black and white as to say the same should happen in seperated families, two seperate amounts of rent need to be paid, two amounts of gas/electric need to be paid/ two amounts of clothing needs to be bought etc wheres in a together family only one lot is needed.

I just think its a bit of a mess for his ex and child and would be rubbing salt into the wounds if you cut money so you can have a child together, Id wait a while and re discuss in a year or so. Im not a bitter ex, an other woman, a lone parent etc, its just the way I see it as an outsider. I really really hope you dont end up posting in a few years being in the exs place as he has left for someone else, that fear would always be in my mind and I dont think I could have children with him.

fackinell · 09/01/2013 14:33

Ah ok, Boo.

olgaga · 09/01/2013 14:33

I dunno, I think this has got to be my worst experience yet on MN. It's actually made me feel quite depressed that I got involved on the basis that there must be women out there who have these questions and posting a couple of links and a few points to consider might be useful.

I'm going to take a break and have a restorative Wine and maybe get on with stuff I should have been doing rather than wasting my damn time!

olgaga · 09/01/2013 14:36

FairyJen yes it's a nice one innit!

happynewmind · 09/01/2013 14:39

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OneLittleToddlingTerror · 09/01/2013 14:39

cloudpuff, reading WaspFactory posts, she's 35 so she can't wait for a few years. And the OW's child is 4 yo. I can't see how he could be unhappy 'for a very long time'. They couldn't have had a child if they aren't happy.

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FairyJen · 09/01/2013 14:41

olga I have no shame in saying that I plan in nicking that phrase and using it asap'

EnjoyResponsibly · 09/01/2013 14:41

Olgaga I understand, I'm going to go and have a shower. Gah!

OneLittleToddlingTerror · 09/01/2013 14:41

happynewmind you missed out the bit WaspFactory is also married to another man. I think I'm not reading it wrong. But maybe she's already divorced within the 6mo, or they were only co-habiting.

AnAirOfHope · 09/01/2013 14:42

Im offened. Im a witch and we dont act anywhere near as nasty as you have on this thread Shock

cloudpuff · 09/01/2013 14:48

That was my point onelittletoddlingterror, he couldnt have been unhappy as he had stayed, he waited for something better and I wont be suprised if OP is posting in a few years to say how shocked she is to discover her partner had been cheating and has fucked off with someone else and now wants to reduce maintanence so he can have a third child.

I was trying to be nice in my post, one of my resolutions was to put myself in others positions and be kind, but whilst I was typing out my post and doing stuff I should be all the other stuff about throwing away contraceptive has come out and I've wasted 30 mins typing out of my life that could have better spent scraping dog shit off my front step.

OP it sounds like you have your mind made up and are going to do whatever you want, like you said you're "happy". i wish you good luck because something tells me you will be needing it.

MirandaWest · 09/01/2013 14:54

She is still married to her husband as in another of her threads she's trying to decide whether to keep some money he's giving her, and mentioned in the thread that she's not got divorced yet.

WaspFactory · 09/01/2013 14:58

Back in a bit, I'm just off to steal some money from a 4yo while also tricking my BF into having kids that we can't afford.

You guys really crack me up Grin

Seriously, you've read all my posts? That's a) very weird/sad, and b) still doesn't tell you that much about me, my life or my relationships.

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ArtexMonkey · 09/01/2013 14:59

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Booyhoo · 09/01/2013 15:00

how is this funny to you wasp?

i find you really detatched tbh.

WaspFactory · 09/01/2013 15:05

I think you've all been watching too much Eastenders or something.

Artex - cuckolded ex? Amazing stuff. He met me for lunch today and gave me £10k. We discussed him moving away and selling our house. He knows I'm seeing someone else but wants to stay friends.

I knew he was going to give me the money at the weekend so me an BF discussed cmoing off the pill and he agreed, as money has been one of the main things holding him back.

BF also made the decision to take the risk this week of having US and said he wouldn't mind if I got pregnant now but we should probably wait a few months.

Would any of you lovely ladies like to comment on any of that?

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FairyJen · 09/01/2013 15:07

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FairyJen · 09/01/2013 15:07

*you

MirandaWest · 09/01/2013 15:08

I've never watched Eastenders :)

Booyhoo · 09/01/2013 15:10

erm, i think it's you whose been watching too much eastenders. you seem to want your life to read like some sort of dramatic storyline.

again. why is this funny to you?

InNeatCognac · 09/01/2013 15:11

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FairyJen · 09/01/2013 15:13

Op please post again when the same happens to you.
Just so I can LMFAO!

WaspFactory · 09/01/2013 15:14

It's funny because I can't believe the assumptions you people make when judging me. And comments like "you're trying to STEAL money from a CHILD to fund YOUR maternity leave??" It's crazy.

Anyway, I found out what I wanted to know, albeit after wading through a swimming pool full of bitter women's resentment, so thanks everyone. Nice talking to you Wink

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