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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When my brother got divorced, he needed to set up a whole rental house and “house stuff” is not his thing at all. Our family helped a lot - it is a lot of work and takes a certain level of knowledge and skill. You have to make 1003 decisions. But he very much wanted the kid spaces especially to be set up for them to be comfortable and feel at home and he knew he needed to ask for help.

It’s not just a money thing. An expensive dresser that is the wrong size is much worse than an ikea one that fits. Hanging pictures, painting, the right size rug - all that stuff is not intuitive to everyone. Having extra mattress pads. Hooks in the right places. The kind of towels and shampoo the kids are used to. All that sort of thing. [/quote]

lol. What woman would ever say “house stuff” was not her thing and that she could not set up a space for her own children without extensive assistance? [/quote]

Op kept everything….[/quote]

OP did not “keep” anything. Her ex moved out and the property division is still in progress. Her ex will get his fair share of their property eventually. In the meantime it is his responsibility to set up a household for his kids. This is just one of the consequences of divorce. If you are suggesting that she simply pack up half the furniture and send it to his house - that’s really a bad idea. [/quote]

If he’s waiting for his share, then that includes half the kids stuff and furniture. [/quote]

He’ll get reimbursed for what he buys now, effectively. If you are arguing that nobody can set up space for their kids until the divorce is final and property distributed, that is rather surprising. Divorce does cause financial difficulties but people who actually want custody figure out a way to set the space up for their kids. [/quote]

He's not going to get reinbursed.  Be real.  Between child support, allimony often there is very little left to do those things.[/quote]

The value of the furniture will be split between them. So he will get his share even if it is offset by other obligations. [/quote]

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