So 4 yrs after our divorce, my ex meets another guy, and had another child last month.
It was a simple break, everything was split down the middle, she bought me out of the house and we share custody of our 7yo girl. There was no alimony or child support paid to each other for the last 4 yrs.
She is a lawyer and makes at least $150k when employed, and her bf now lives with her in the matrimonial home. She lives a lavish lifestyle, ($1.5M home, big parties, big furniture, BMW etc.) I couldn't give a crap, and live well below my means.
There is 10 months left in her mat leave, and now that her companies 7 week top up has ended, she wants money from me.
I'm self employed and my income has fluctuated pretty dramatically over the last 2 years due to some restructuring in my business. Some months its been as low as $30k/yr.
Only recently it's got a bit better, but, I never asked her for anything when things were bad for me, no top ups from her and I just kept my problem my problem and soldiered on.
I continued to pay 50% of all expenses and extra curricular activities. I just adjusted my lifestyle and worked harder to fix my business.
Now she is making her problem my problem and asking for me to pay her $500/m (she says it would be over $1,000/m and acting like she is doing me a favour) because she is on mat leave.
Thoughts? What does family law say about this type of situation?
It was a simple break, everything was split down the middle, she bought me out of the house and we share custody of our 7yo girl. There was no alimony or child support paid to each other for the last 4 yrs.
She is a lawyer and makes at least $150k when employed, and her bf now lives with her in the matrimonial home. She lives a lavish lifestyle, ($1.5M home, big parties, big furniture, BMW etc.) I couldn't give a crap, and live well below my means.
There is 10 months left in her mat leave, and now that her companies 7 week top up has ended, she wants money from me.
I'm self employed and my income has fluctuated pretty dramatically over the last 2 years due to some restructuring in my business. Some months its been as low as $30k/yr.
Only recently it's got a bit better, but, I never asked her for anything when things were bad for me, no top ups from her and I just kept my problem my problem and soldiered on.
I continued to pay 50% of all expenses and extra curricular activities. I just adjusted my lifestyle and worked harder to fix my business.
Now she is making her problem my problem and asking for me to pay her $500/m (she says it would be over $1,000/m and acting like she is doing me a favour) because she is on mat leave.
Thoughts? What does family law say about this type of situation?
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