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I’m trying to figure out what’s fair with my soon-to-be ex, but I’m getting confused and could really use some perspectives.
**House equity:
**We bought our house together, I’m a joint tenant and have always paid half the mortgage and bills. He put in a larger deposit originally, and now he’s saying he should get more of the profit from the house’s appreciation because of that. I thought shared equity meant we split the increase 50/50. Am I missing something?
**Child maintenance:
**Our kids stay with him a couple of nights a week. I’ve been using the gov guidance and it looks like I should get a certain amount per month based on his salary. He’s arguing it should consider both our incomes, and that seems off to me, since I care for them most of the time and cover a lot of the day-to-day costs.
We’re trying to be reasonable and amicable, but I feel like the conversation is going round in circles. Am I overthinking this, or is he really off-base?