I’m looking for advice for my husband and I. I have struggled to find answers, so hoping someone can help here.
My husband has a 16 year old daughter with his ex wife. He pays the correct amount of child maintenance each month, which we have just increased due to him getting a cost of living increase.
My stepdaughter stays on a Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday one week and then Monday and Thursday the following week and that alternates each week. We go halves on school uniform and anything to do with her education we have gone halves on with his ex. His ex wife has recently started earning more to the point she can’t claim child benefit anymore due to being taxed so has asked my husband to claim it and demand that it be sent back to her to cover their daughters living costs. Is this right/legal? Does she have the right to ask for it or is it something that now we claim it, that we can use to help towards costs for my stepdaughter with things she may need here going forward?