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Hello, there are approximately four million children in Great Britain whose parents are separated.

Now, when couples break up, they cut their finances apart.

But for parents, there's that ongoing relationship that

comes with supporting children emotionally, but also financially. In today's Moneybox Live podcast,

we're asking, how do you manage that? I think you have to naturally come to an agreement that the

children come first. But that's the first and foremost. Sometimes,

of course, it breaks down and parents fight over the finances, leaving the children coping with

the fallout. Sometimes one parent has to ask the state to step in and make their ex-pay support.

And there are big changes coming to how that's enforced. We'll cover that later on in the program. But many

parents are sharing care and they're trying to find ways to make the finances and the new

circumstances work and this program is all about that. Our first caller is Emma from Yorkshire.

Emma, you've got two teenagers and you separated from their father over seven years ago,

I think good afternoon hi

Felicity thank you for joining us so you co-parent with your ex you've got equal custody

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