Alpha - the future is now!

[alpha99]

I think we are nearing the end of this thread. Let's hope the next one brings a turn around in fortune for me

For the first time I have looked into child maintenance payments that I potentially may have to make should W claim for them. Because I work at home and at the moment my income is quite low, I would potentially only have to pay under £10/week to her. I feel so much better for having checked that out. My wife has nothing on me really now. That was a big worry, that I would be burdened by this for the next ten years or more. Don't get me wrong, I want to provide for my children and give them everything they need. I just don't see how giving any money to my W when she is notoriously bad with handling money; most of it would go on clothes, make up, nights out etc, would be beneficial to the children at all. I'd much rather have the money myself and make full use of it in my own time with the children.

Since I am living with my parents now and have no real bills to pay, I will be fine financially. Once the house is sold I will have plenty of money as a back up for a rainy day. Apart from divorcing and selling the house (if that happens then I have a legal right to half the money from the house sale) then that only leaves access to the children. We seem to have agreed two days for me with a third time each week just being pick them up from school and give them tea before returning them. I think I need to look at the bigger picture here: W just will not be able to cope with her finances, believe me, she is pathologically inclined to spend money, that she won't be able to live the fantasy lifestyle she must have envisaged upon deciding to leave, and so that will leave her being tied down to her house and unable to do much. Well, I can see in the not too distant future, whatever her crazy demands now, that I do indeed help out and have the kids more. I will do this on a basis that suits me and the children of course.

She is acting like she has gone temporarily insane.