Hi all,
I'm trying to understand the consequences of a potential divorce me and my partner may be headed towards.
She doesn't have a job, and looks after our 1.5 year old daughter.
So I know I'd have to pay a set amount of child support. But also would have to pay spousal maintenance to keep them in as close to how we live now as possible right?
But I don't get how that's remotely possible. We get by now on my salary, which at £85k ish is more than enough to live on, but us living in the south east in London commuter town, there's no way we could ever afford two households rent. So what do people do?? Does it force you to move to another part of the country?
I've looked into benefits that could support her but they're only a few hundred quid a month even if she had absolutely zero income, and she wouldn't, she'd have half my salary right?
Thing is she wants to work but was in the middle of a career transition when covid hit and prospects aren't good ahead.
Sorry for the rambling post, I would just like to hear other people's experiences.