With a combined income of $74,000 annually, Darlene and Scott, in a common law marriage, live with their three children, the eldest two, Abigail and Nathan, who are biologically hers from a previous relationship, and the infant, Braiden, who is theirs together. Darlene's $18,000 per annum income is from a home daycare business, on which she spends more than she takes in. She also uses any excuse to buy Braiden whatever she feels he wants. Scott seems to resent not only the uncontrolled spending, which he feels he has no say about since she will buy things anyway when he's not around, but that Darlene doesn't drive, meaning that he has to put his life on hold to drive her where ever she wants, including on her shopping trips. She has also told her two oldest to lie to Scott about anything she spends behind his back. Darlene believes she is spending only the money she is bringing in, but Gail has to show her that she is spending far more than she is personally bringing in, which is
