Regarding separation agreement and form 13.1 - wife's lawyer says it is necessary, but we don't think it is.
My wife and I have a pretty simple situation and have decided on everything including how to split our assets/debts, child support (using federal tables), spousal support (I am paying her compensation for loss in earning potential while raising kids which is easy to calculate as she is an RN).
We both have lawyers, but have not used them really to reach an agreement. Her lawyer is saying that I must fill out form 13.1, which from my point of view is a bunch of crap as we have decided on everything, so who cares what my water bill is, or how much I pay for parking - WE DON'T CARE, we know what we have and we know how to divide by 2!!! Support payments for us are simple and not based on need, but based on what she lost in earning potential (which I am compensating her for relative to my salary to hers). We want to be independent individuals and our agreement for financial separation supports that idea. We both have good incomes and any difference with respect to child care is taken care of by child support which we will adjust every year based on what we actually make.
Is her lawyer being unreasonable? I think my lawyer also wants it - but we don't see a need, but we do want our agreement to be legal and enforceable.
My wife and I have a pretty simple situation and have decided on everything including how to split our assets/debts, child support (using federal tables), spousal support (I am paying her compensation for loss in earning potential while raising kids which is easy to calculate as she is an RN).
We both have lawyers, but have not used them really to reach an agreement. Her lawyer is saying that I must fill out form 13.1, which from my point of view is a bunch of crap as we have decided on everything, so who cares what my water bill is, or how much I pay for parking - WE DON'T CARE, we know what we have and we know how to divide by 2!!! Support payments for us are simple and not based on need, but based on what she lost in earning potential (which I am compensating her for relative to my salary to hers). We want to be independent individuals and our agreement for financial separation supports that idea. We both have good incomes and any difference with respect to child care is taken care of by child support which we will adjust every year based on what we actually make.
Is her lawyer being unreasonable? I think my lawyer also wants it - but we don't see a need, but we do want our agreement to be legal and enforceable.
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