Tools

How you’re going to be effective co-parents apart is one of the most important things you’ll need to figure out. It can be one of the hardest issues – very emotive. This tool aims to give you a head start to managing this well. It will help you explore your own motivations and emotions, and be curious about where your ex may be coming from and what lies behind their ideas.

You can use GOV.UK's child maintenance calculator to work out an amount of child maintenance for each of your children.

Use this tool to do some basic calculations on day to day costs for your child/ren. This will help you when planning your next steps.

The process of answering the questions in each agreement builder should help you consider what outcomes are best for your children and both of you. They can form a useful starting point when discussing your situation with your ex-partner or a legal representative such as a solicitor.