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I am going through the financial aspects of my divorce and wondered what the situation is as regards supporting my wife who refuses to go back to work. We have one 13 year old daughter, but my wife has not worked since she was born. She is a qualified lawyer by profession but has let her qualifications lapse now. I now have a new partner who has kids and my maintenance payments to my ex are around £2K a month, which is squeezing me really tight.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Cheers, Don
It's something you'd need to speak to a divorce lawyer about to get a definitive answer as the CCLC won't be able to comment on spousal maintenance. However, as far as I was aware, the courts do have an expectation that the mother should look for a job when children are old enough that they don't need a parent there constantly (can be as soon as they start school) so I'd definitely say that your ex should be looking at working.
Hi,
as ACTD has said, you ex has a responsibility to maximise her income and the court would expect that.
as far as I am aware spousal maintenance can only be awarded by a judge so don't agree offer it up unless forced to do so.
Darren
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