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[quote=Anonymous]My husband and I have separate accounts and agree on who should pay what, based on who makes more and what is fair.  It's not 50/50, it's based on income proportion and what makes sense.  It works well for us.

But it would never occur to me to ask to be "reimbursed" for my maternity leave or some portion of it.  My husband is not my insurer.  It seems to me you are basically asking him to take no income in  place of you having no income.  Why is it more fair for him to take a hit than for you to take a hit?  Does he make twice as much as you?  That would be the only circumstance that would make sense.

It seems to me that if you had the expectation that your maternity leave would be fully funded, that should have been discussed between the two of you prior to your taking the leave, and the length of the leave negotiated (and the funding source as well) prior to the leave.  Your hitting him up with a bill -- essentially -- after leave is really kind of inappropriate.

One final thought.  His duty is to pay for his child's needs, which I assume he is doing, and to provide a home for you.  No husband pays his wife a salary.
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