am i obligated to give money to spouse outside of our dissolution agreement?
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am i obligated to give money to spouse outside of our dissolution agreement?
My spouse and I signed a dissolution. He makes more money than me. My daughter lives with him. He did not ask for child support and I did not ask for spousal support. He is keeping the house and cars. He is asking off record for additional money monthly until August. Which is to go towards furniture that I took with me when I moved and a cell phone that is now turned off. I have been giving him money monthly with no record of it. He said that it also helps with the care of our daughter even though I still provide financial support to her as well.
Asked on April 2, 2018 under Family Law, Ohio
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
You do not have to provide *him* any money or compensation outside the terms of your agreement; the agreement settled you obligations to him and his to you. Obviously, there are circumstances in which you may choose to either give him money to help or may enter into some transaction with him (e.g. buy something from him), but that is voluntary--the agreement again resolved what you and he owe each other.
If he has physical custody of your child, he may be able to get child support from you--child support is for the child's benefit, not yours, so the agreement between you and him doesn't necessarily prevent it, if it was not addressed and settled already in the divorce. It's one thing if the agreement set child support--that is enforceable. But if the agreement doesn't mention child support, he may be able to get it from you if he is the custodial parent (e.g. by going to court for it).
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