HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok

So here's a new one in that long road of fun and frolicks called divorce.

Wife left the MH back in Feb 08 to move in with her partner I left the MH in Nov 07 after a difficult time (I guessed about the affair) and continued to pay everything for the house except the council tax. We drew up an agreement to this affect and like everything it was all fine for awhile.

When she moved out in Feb she turned MH into a vacant property and paid for her property as a single occupancy (I believe) and even claimed single person WTC. I continued to pay for everything (eg water, gas, insurance, mortgage, albeit on a payment holiday - for thr old house) and also paid her £150 a month on top as child maintenance (just below the CSA payment of £200 per month

The house has now been vacant for 6 months and low and behold the property now attracts council tax payments and she is only prepared to pay half of the amount and for me to continue to pay the other stuff. I have said that we had an agreement and that she should pay it all as I cannot afford to pay that and maintenance.

Anyway it got a bit "heated" last night and to cut a long story short I got kicked / pushed out of her house by her partner.

I informed her this morning that we would therefore no longer be working on an amicable basis split and for her to prepare for the worst. I have therefore today taken steps to start this but I was after some advice as to whether as I am still paying for the MH (even though she is not living there) I should be paying maintenace, if I dont ppay the maintenance I could then pay the council tax. Your thoughts please people!!!!!

How is child maintenance worked out

Are there any other factor the CSA might take account of ?

Making payments on a mortgage or a loan or insurance policy to pay off a mortgage or loan on the home that you and the parent with care used to share.The parent with care and the children must still live in the house and you must have no legal interest in it.

Why are none of you living in the home rather than there being 3 lots of mortgage and/ or rent?

Worked roughly on % of my salary I have them 6 nights out of 14 although have to feed and sort them for a further 2 out of the 14. When we first separated she said it was not about financial happiness but her emotional happiness so she didnt want any at first then it grew until we agreed the amount of £150 (Im on 30k pa).

Don't know of other factors the CSA could take into account.

I have legal interest in the house as I still pay for it, the house is empty, I am trying to buy it off of her - I live at my parents rent free whilst I am trying to sort the house out and rid me of the memories of living there.

GA,

Would it be daft to suggest, now that you are having to pay council tax anyway, that you just move back in and make it feel like YOUR home for the kids to stay in??

This may also strengthen your case for buying her out of it.

Hadenoughnow

Yeah

I think that is what I am going to do. I just hate people who have made an agreement and then go back on it. I dont know it all seems unfair somehow then again I was the man in the relationship !!! Oops must stop getting bitter about the rights and wrongs of the no blame system we have.

Thanks though as ever

Think of it as doing it for the sake of the children who will no doubt be glad to spend half their time in their old home.

Sadie