Child Support Battles
My partner has two children with his ex-partner, ages 4 and 3. He is currently working in Saudi Arabia and earns around PHP 100,000 per month.
His ex-partner wants him to provide PHP 90,000 of his monthly income for the house and the children’s expenses—PHP 60,000 for the house mortgage and PHP 30,000 for the children’s expenses, including preschool and other necessities. The rest of his salary goes toward his parents’ allowance. If he earns overtime, that money will be used for his daily expenses. This arrangement has been in place for over a year now, and I have stayed out of the picture during this time.
Aside from the PHP 90,000, his ex-partner also continues to ask him to pay for additional activities for the children, such as tutoring, swimming lessons, and other extracurricular activities.
He continues to pay for the house out of goodwill because he wants to make sure that the children have a roof over their heads. However, we are not sure how long he can continue paying such a large portion of his income toward these expenses.
Starting this September and in the following months, my partner wants to provide PHP 70,000–80,000 per month so that he can also save money and have enough for his own living expenses and future needs. However, his ex-partner does not agree and continues to insist that he should give her PHP 90,000 from his salary.
Is this fair?