Should tax debt be shared?

Hello all,

I am in the mediation process and did my tax return recently (I am not self employed but required to do a tax return). My tax bill comes to around 5k.

My ex declared his credit card, I declared my tax as a debt in the financial disclosure.

My mediator think that tax is a personal debt, but since it is linked to my income which contributed to the pot and to health care which also covers my children I think it should be a shared debt.

Anyone with a similar experience that could share their outcome please?

Thanks

If you had paid your tax liability throughout the year via PAYE would you expect your ex to refund half of it to you?

Did the debt arise from income earned (and spent) during the marriage or after separation?
Same applies to the credit card. Was this liability post separation? What was the money spent on?

The fact remains that these are both debts that have to be paid. The existence of them will have an impact on the capital and income available to meet needs. I would focus on meeting needs from the available assets.

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