Organisation
Which app should you choose to manage child expenses between separated parents?
App to split child expenses between separated parents: honest comparison of 2houses, AppClose and Kidivi, key criteria, prices and advice for choosing.
Conflict and evidence
Child maintenance not paid in the UK: your options, from a reminder to the CMS
Child maintenance not paid? Your UK options step by step: written reminder, applying to the CMS, Collect and Pay, enforcement powers and consent orders.
Splitting and custody
Children's clothes in shared custody: the travelling bag, the double wardrobe and the question of who pays
Clothes in shared custody: one travelling bag or two wardrobes? Who pays for what, which purchases go beyond child maintenance and how to avoid laundry rows.
Conflict and evidence
How to document child expenses alone when the other parent will not cooperate
Your ex refuses to discuss child expenses? You can document child costs alone: a simple method, receipts and monthly recaps that carry weight in a dispute.
Extraordinary expenses
Extraordinary expenses for children: the complete list
Extraordinary expenses for children of separated parents: what counts, who pays for school trips or orthodontics, and how to agree and record a fair split.
Organisation
How much does a child really cost per month? The method to find out (yours)
How much does a child cost per month? Why averages mislead and how to work out your own real budget, category by category, especially after a separation.
Splitting and custody
A joint account for children's costs after separation: good or bad idea?
A joint account for children's costs after separation: when it works, its real limits, and the shared record alternative. A balanced guide to help you decide.
Extraordinary expenses
Ordinary or extraordinary expenses: what is the difference?
What does child maintenance cover, and which child expenses count as extraordinary? Clear definitions, real examples, grey areas and a comparison table.
Conflict and evidence
Your co-parent won't pay their share of the children's expenses: what to do
Your ex won't pay their share of the children's expenses? Calm, practical steps from a written reminder to mediation, the CMS route and the family court.
Conflict and evidence
Child expenses: how to prepare a solid file for your solicitor
What documents to bring your solicitor for child maintenance and expenses: how to prepare a chronological schedule, numbered exhibits and a precise balance.
Conflict and evidence
How to prove your children's expenses in a dispute
Proving child expenses in family court: which documents to keep, what makes evidence credible, and how to present a clear, verifiable file to a judge.
Splitting and custody
Shared custody: who pays what?
Shared custody: who pays what? A clear guide to 50/50 custody expenses, everyday costs, shared bills and the split ratio, for separated parents in the UK.
Splitting and custody
Splitting child expenses: how to calculate each parent's share
How to split child expenses between separated parents: 50/50 vs income-based shares, step-by-step calculation, deducting reimbursements and a worked example.
Organisation
Ditch the Spreadsheet: Track Your Children's Expenses Without the Arguments
Tracking child expenses as separated parents: spreadsheet or dedicated app? An honest comparison, the limits of Excel, timestamped proof and how to choose.