If DP loses his job where do we stand with maintenance?

[LambCallaway05]

Hi everyone,

I'm hoping those of you who are a little more experienced in this area may be able to give me some advice! I live with DP and he has a DD 4 who stays with us Saturday morning to Sunday evening and one night during the week.

DP started a new job about 6 weeks ago and from what I can gather, things don't appear to be going well. More of a case of him just not being right for the role than any fault on either side. I've been coming to the realisation over the past few days that the likelihood of him not passing his probationary period is ever increasing and we need to start planning for this eventuality.

My salary would cover the whole rent and leave us about £300 for the month, out of which would have to come all the bills, food, petrol for job hunting etc. It would be an enorm

It depends on the relationship they have and their circumstances but as a general rule i would say offer what you can (physically and financially) for the time you're out of work and the other parent will let you know what help they're comfortable accepting then you just work towards a mutual agreement.