What should child maintenance cover?

[Westiemum3]

Hi I'm in desperate need of advice. My ex pays me child maintenance (not spousal) and expects me to pay for the childcare costs for the nights HE has them out of this maintenance ... is this right?

Nursery costs during the day or a baby sitter to cover his nights out?

We have a nanny who does 4 hours after school each day. He only has them on a Monday but thinks I should pay his 4 hours on a Monday out of the child maintenance he pays me....

He is taking the piss. I wouldnt use child maintenance to cover childcare as in most cases that would wipe out the maintenance completely.
Tell him no chance. It's his day

Nope. His problem.
Maintenance is to help with cost of living: home, food/clothing. It covers basics (well, it doesn’t, really).
Nothing to do with you, he has to pay for his own childcare provision.

No way! X

Why does he need childcare when he has the children? Surely if he is not the resident parent you work contact around his availability?

erm no?!

money contributes for food, clothes, rent, bills (after all you are housing the child too)!

childcare on his days, tell him jog on!

If he’s paying you maintenance it’s for the year, not for this day or that. Was he awarded child maintenance from you? No, that would be silly to pay him back the money he just paid you. If he gets really up himself about it ask your solicitor to point this out to him in a letter (that will cost you but would put an end to the matter).

It's the legal basic minimum contribution to the basic cost of raising a child - housing, utilities, clothing, food. The government recognises that it often doesn't cover 50% of those basic needs.

If he wants childcare for his contact time he arranges and pays for it.

What an arse!

Nothing, maintenance is a bonus as it can be withheld at anytime on the whim of the nrp. Never make maintenance payments part of your day to day budget