Quote: To UA, He did deposit a large portion of his paycheck to the account. However, this is the same amount that he had agreed to the first time he walked away. So I don't know if that is the reason for the exact amount or what. I took that amount and transferred it over to my individual account so that I knew for certain that he couldn't tap into that money. But he continues to use the card for gas and things of that nature.
Let me be clear, I am the larger of the bread winners in the home so the amount he had agreed to is a very large chunk of his check but in my opinion, probably about the same that he would have to contribute should we get a D and him have to pay CS. We have 3 kids under the age of 5 and one of them is a special needs child.
I think if he's contributing and you feel ok with him using the card, then that's ok but I would let him know that you have set up a special BILL ONLY account and that his contribution has gone there, and not into the joint account. If he gets upset, that's on him right? We can't control them, only ourselves and I'd be worried he'd bounce you into NSF charges assuming the money is in there.
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