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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Based on the information you gave, there's about $2,000 in expenses every month that you haven't accounted for at all with even estimates of what it goes to each month. I think you need to have more concrete information about where your $4,750 a month goes. Also, are those savings numbers just what you guess you'll have after the divorce, or is that money in your name in a separate account today? What is the figure he suggested in child support?[/quote]

I set up a spreadsheet to track all my expenses. I didn't list all the categories in my spreadsheet because there are a lot of them, but to summarize it, aside from the things I already mentioned (rent, food, transport, travel and child care), the rest of the money goes toward: household supplies $90, electric bill $60, health care (including health insurance that I will have to start paying for myself soon) $600, cell phone $40, child toys/gear/outings/activities and my share of medical and camp costs $260, books/clothing/grooming/recreation/entertainment/electronics supplies $75, and the rest is for miscellaneous things that are each not very big (gifts, renters insurance, and so on).

The savings I listed is what I have now in my own name.

He has suggested $1,200/month in child support.

And to answer another poster, I am in DC.[/quote]

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