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SOunds very sensible. Mmy husband got nearly 60% as I was so keen to buy out his maintenance for life claims (we both worked full time but I earned more).

This idea that particularly were you both work full time one is entitled to the same standard of living they enjoyed because of their spouse's higher earning power which was in no way enabled or helped by the lower earner who made no career sacrifice at all needs to go for a start.

In a sense my husband's almsot 60% is even more unfair when you add in he chose not to have the children to stay - even a night a year and secondly he pays no child maintenance either so I end up with paying more than half, children all the time, working full time and no maintenance for the children. Higher earners whateve rtheir tender are stuffed big time. The courts basically say be lazy, stty at home, do nothing and we will give you an awful lot of money or if you do work it doesn't matter if it's low paid because on divorce we will even it out.

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