I hope there are some people here that can give me a little advice or words of encouragement.
Quick background info - husband and I split last August, he moved out of our jointly owned family home and has been contributing half of the mortgage payments since. We have 2 children, 7 yrs and 3 yrs. It was always our plan to up sticks and move down to Devon and since our separation, I am more determined to still do so. My dad lives down there with my step mum and he is of ill health so this is important for me to do this. My mum and sister whom I am extremely close too currently live 10 miles from me and are planning to move down there also. The cost of living here in Buckinghamshire is too much for us all and would all live better in Devon.
I have approached the subject with my 7 year old daughter who hasnt disregarded the idea, she seems to have accepted it. She sees her father twice weekly at the moment but he is not the best father in the world. I think seeing him for blocks of time rather than snatched hours here and there will benefit her more. The same with my son.
Question is actually doing it! I've no idea where to start and
In an ideal world, I'd have the finances to move out and into a rented property and let the house sell without me there but I simply cannot afford to.
Has anyone done anything similar? Even as a family have you moved across country with children of school age and how did this impact them?
Any help gratefully received
Thank you all
Claire
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