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Ex husband's bitterness towards having to pay maintenance

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Autumnnights2022 · 04/10/2022 08:58

Long story short - married a long time. Husband had an affair and got OW pregnant within 3 months of knowing her. Needless to say, he wanted to end the marriage. I did not.
He dragged me through the courts at eye watering costs and has been made to pay a percentage of his salary as maintenance until he retires. We have two kids together.
Move forward 6 years (since we divorced) and he continues to be an utter arse about money, however, he does this via our children as he and I have no contact. He's forever telling our now adult kids that 'he's skint' (then OW posts photos of them on yet another holiday abroad) and yesterday, he told our daughter that the birthday money he promised for her birthday 10 days ago ' would be late, as I have to pay your mum money... so I'll have to ask work for an advance'. Note that 3 weeks ago he had enough money for a deposit on a 4-bed house.
I just don't get it. He used to be the kindest and most generous bloke who loved his kids dearly (he now has two more tiny kids and an extended family in the Philippines).

OP posts:
TheBottomsOfMyTrousersAreRolled · 04/05/2024 11:40

MintJulia · 04/10/2022 09:43

Because he's used to getting his own way and the judge has told him no (probably for the first time in his whole entitled life).

He's outraged, and so whines about it at every opportunity to anyone who will listen, which is basically his children, since you blocked him.

Take no notice. He's a spoilt selfish arsehole who allows his adult children to see that. He's just embarrassing.

This. The kids will soon stop wanting to spend time with him

TheBottomsOfMyTrousersAreRolled · 04/05/2024 11:40

roundofapplause · 04/05/2024 11:05

Apologies for jumping on this old thread. I'm hoping someone has an update.

Had a run in with my ex over CM. He said he was finding my lifestyle and I spend nothing of the maintenance on the kids. 5 years later and he's still using this as a weapon. I'm so fed up of it ☹️

Does it get better?

Stop engaging with him directly.

roundofapplause · 04/05/2024 11:44

I only speak to him about the kids. He's so volatile. We've been communicating well recently about our DD's, then he just snaps like this.

He never does it when my DP is here!

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