Georgiabelle, thanks for replying! he is saying that he's paying more than the state would require (which he probably is by a few hundred) and that he can't afford it.
Ss06, he is already living with a buddy who charges him nothing to live there. Basically, as far as I know his only financial responsibilities other than our home and the little cash he gives us, is gas & food. He doesn't have leisure money, I think, and that is his complaint. He takes the kids around 1 on Sundays and keeps them until 8 and he picks them up after work (typically around 6/6:30) one weekday and brings them home at 8...so he's not with them much, at least not enough in my opinion....but I've given him the option to take them as much as he wants bc I think that it's outrageously important for them to have a good relationship with him. I'm considering telling him that I'll get an evening serving job & he can watch the kids every evening I work...I bet he won't be too keen on that though...we'll see, I guess. I'm dumbfounded that the kind, patient, selfless man I married has become so incredibly selfish.
Me: 30 Him: 30 Daughter: 5 Son: 3 Daughter: 1 Started dating: 2008 Married: 2010 He moved out: late 7/14