Do you have an agreement in place on how to deal with extraordinary expenses? My partner and his ex have one in place that states they will agree to share in agreed upon special and extraordinary expenses based upon their proportional share.
It has saved him the hassle of needing to fight with the ex (who does also like to send the kids in terrible clothes to our house and likes to try and get every penny out of us she can) every time she wants us to pay for water babies swimming lessons, or operation wobbly legs skating lessons, or hockey helmets or the repair of her fridge because she wanted a water dispenser etc..... People can ask for the sun, but our lawyer told us this was the best way. That way, everyone had to agree it was a special expense before the expense could be charged to either party. Otherwise, it is just one persons decision.
As someone who wore glasses for many years (pre laser surgery), $280 is a bargain for 2 pairs of glasses, and she should be satisfied with that as it's not likely they will be replaced soon than a year or two down the road (and then maybe just new lenses right). $23 per month for a year seems a reasonable expense for the kid that should be expected by her.
It has saved him the hassle of needing to fight with the ex (who does also like to send the kids in terrible clothes to our house and likes to try and get every penny out of us she can) every time she wants us to pay for water babies swimming lessons, or operation wobbly legs skating lessons, or hockey helmets or the repair of her fridge because she wanted a water dispenser etc..... People can ask for the sun, but our lawyer told us this was the best way. That way, everyone had to agree it was a special expense before the expense could be charged to either party. Otherwise, it is just one persons decision.
As someone who wore glasses for many years (pre laser surgery), $280 is a bargain for 2 pairs of glasses, and she should be satisfied with that as it's not likely they will be replaced soon than a year or two down the road (and then maybe just new lenses right). $23 per month for a year seems a reasonable expense for the kid that should be expected by her.
Comment