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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are now paying daycare expenses for our first grandchild.  My daughter carries their health insurance and her husband has 2 kids from a previous marriage that he has to pay child support for.

I'm not happy about it but I'm not sure what to do about it.[/quote]

Oouf that's tough. A divorced man with kids accepting hand-out from his in-laws. Save that money for your daughter in some kind of rainy day fund. Tell them you're putting it away for them to have a downpayment for a house or something like that, but all in your daughter's name. [/quote]

+1 I would contribute to a fund in your daughter's name only don't say that it's for the couple/family.  They should try to pay for daycare out of marital expenses not from you.  If your DD knows there's a rainy day fund for her, she may be more comfortable stretching their income to cover daycare.  Her DH may be a lovely human in a tough situation but there are a few red flags there and it would be better to keep the funds as a gift to her in her name.  If you let them know that you are building this fund address any cards/messages to her only so it's not considered a marital asset.  Alternatively, tell them you can no longer pay the full daycare and direct half to this rainy day fund.[/quote]

This is crazy. Of course you should continue to pay for daycare. You are helping your daughter with that. Otherwise she would be stressed out of her mind having to work more or finding sub-par daycare. She is stretched thin as it is.[/quote]

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