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Hi all
Thank you so much for this very helpful forum. Hoping someone can clear something up for me.
I'm in the process of divorcing at the moment.
I've agreed that in addition to whatever the calculated child support amount is, I'll pay my ex-wife spousal support for the next three years.
She's agreed to the amount and we're just waiting for everything to go through the system and be signed off by the court.
But I know that whatever the final monthly amount is, my wife is so bad at managing her money that it won't be long before she tells me she's short one month and needs extra money to cover something for the kids.
Of course in those moments I won't be able to let them go without if its important (say health related.)
So my question is if I give my wife extra money one month, can I call it an advance on the next month's payment and deduct it the following month?
I will have the kids 50% of the time so any cent I give her is one less I will have for providing for them, and after paying her each month I really won't have much to spare so this isn't a matter of me being mean or tight-fisted.
If I was $200 short one month I would certainly expect to have to make it up the next month so just wanted to check the same thing works in the opposite direction.
Very grateful for any insight here as I'm concerned that if this is not the case, my ex will spend all the child support and alimony on herself and then tap me for everything else on top beyond the scope of the amount ordered by the court.
Hi all
Thank you so much for this very helpful forum. Hoping someone can clear something up for me.
I'm in the process of divorcing at the moment.
I've agreed that in addition to whatever the calculated child support amount is, I'll pay my ex-wife spousal support for the next three years.
She's agreed to the amount and we're just waiting for everything to go through the system and be signed off by the court.
But I know that whatever the final monthly amount is, my wife is so bad at managing her money that it won't be long before she tells me she's short one month and needs extra money to cover something for the kids.
Of course in those moments I won't be able to let them go without if its important (say health related.)
So my question is if I give my wife extra money one month, can I call it an advance on the next month's payment and deduct it the following month?
I will have the kids 50% of the time so any cent I give her is one less I will have for providing for them, and after paying her each month I really won't have much to spare so this isn't a matter of me being mean or tight-fisted.
If I was $200 short one month I would certainly expect to have to make it up the next month so just wanted to check the same thing works in the opposite direction.
Very grateful for any insight here as I'm concerned that if this is not the case, my ex will spend all the child support and alimony on herself and then tap me for everything else on top beyond the scope of the amount ordered by the court.