Hi there,
I seperated from my ex husband in September and I would say The Citizens Advice Bureau is a good place to start. When it came to financial matters this is where I started.
Also get some good legal advice, when it comes to the family home. Don’t assume that just because you haven’t been the main bread winner that you aren’t entitled to live in the family home.
I work part time and have a 2.5 year old son. I ended up staying in the family home since we seperated. I was lucky enough that my part time wage along with child tax credits made it possible for me to cover my outgoings only just. But it has. You will be entitled to child maintenance as soon as you seperate get this sorted ASAP as I didn’t go to the CMS until about 6 months later and payments are not back dated.
Hope this helps and good luck with it.
S x