My partner is great with the baby, but besides paying half the rent, she doesn contribute to the babys expenses. Can I do anything to balance the financial scales?
Sit down with your partner and have a heart-to-heart discussion. Decide on a budget that fairly reflects what you can each contribute to household and child rearing expenses. If you get that far, put your budget in writing and sign it. You can even set up a special account for joint household and baby expenses. If your partner doesn’t cooperate, you may want to seek family counseling or mediation; beyond that there isn’t much you can do. You probably don’t want to take your living together partner to court — and even if you did, chances of a satisfying outcome are slim. As long as the child’s basic shelter, food, and clothing needs are being met, a judge will be hesitant to interfere with the inner workings of your family life. And although your partner is legally obligated to support her child, by paying half the rent, she’s doing just that.
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