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Child Maintenance

  • 16-12-2019 7:15pm
    #1
    susieball
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭


    Going to Court in mid Jan re maintenance for teenage children. Ex was paying 850 per month plus medical and educational expenses but stopped paying any educational or medical expenses since 2012, just the 850 maintenance Now one of my children is in college and the fees, along with medical bills for her, as she has long-term illness, as well as school stuff and music tuition for the other child who is doing LC is astronomical. My ex is married again, is a Principal of a Secondary School on about 70k per year, plus runs two educational consultancy businesses/career guidance and has had text books published. His wife also runs a business. They have a mortgage, but I think most of it was paid off by an inheritance. They have children age 6 and 4. I am a secretary on 45k a year. I own two properties - one was inherited, and I run a small complementary therapy business from this property 2 evenings a week, making about 5k a year extra. I only have 8 years of private pension though in my 50s, as I took several years out to stay at home with kids full-time, and also then worked part-time - just returning to full-time work 4 years ago. The property that was inherited is my pension. I have had a lot of ill-health and 2 long-term illnesses, so I will likely have to retire in next few years. My ex is saying that because I have this property and savings of 35k - he should have the maintenance reduced and not pay any of the educational, medical or college expenses. He is refusing to lodge his P60, tax returns, mortgage statement before the Court date, though my solicitor wants me to lodge mine. I don't have a new partner, so all costs fall on me. Looking at this objectively and playing devil's advocate - do you know how a judge might look at this?


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