He pays child support... That is it - and if we are not talking or arguing that Is the first thing that goes...
I pay for everything out of my own pocket the child support doesn't even cover half of the child care fees. I work full time - and earn just a bit over what he does.
I don't expect anything more from him. And he has them sometimes every 2nd fortnight... But generally just comes over and sees them.
I get nothing. I've had nothing since 5 months before I left him, 9 months ago. I don't even get child support & that was only $16 a week til this month!
I have 100% care. He's in NSW, I'm in WA for now. I'm driving them to NSW for christmas to see their family, including a week with him. He has no interest at all in helping cover those costs. But is happy to cry that he won't see them christmas day, because I have other plans. I invited him along, but there's always an excuse.
I don't work, but I would if I could. I pay for all the kids school expenses. Excursions, swimming lessons etc. I would pay for day care to work if it was available here. He has no interest in helping at all. When I first got here I asked for $100 that he'd borrowed from me. I was going to use my $200 food money to buy a fridge, so I needed that for food. It never came. i had to take my kids savings that I'd been putting away for them, so I could feed them.
I'm actually greatful that he doesn't earn enough for me to have to rely on child support to survive. I still recieve almost full entitlements from centrelink. If I had to rely on CSA, we'd be screwed. Majorly.
A friend of mine has it court ordered that her ex pay her DD's private school fee's on top of child support, but that's because he took her through the family court to have her DD go to that school. He wanted that, so being his choice, he pays.
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