diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatView.java b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatView.java
index db2f39d..fb51094 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatView.java
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 package ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.client.gui.chat;
 
+import javafx.geometry.Orientation;
 import javafx.scene.Node;
 import javafx.scene.control.Button;
+import javafx.scene.control.SplitPane;
 import javafx.scene.control.TextArea;
+import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;
+import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
 import javafx.scene.layout.Pane;
+import javax.print.attribute.standard.OrientationRequested;
 
 /**
  * This is the view of the client chat gui.
@@ -15,8 +20,39 @@ public class ChatView extends Node implements NodeWithChildren, ChildNode {
 
   public void createNodeHierarchy(){
     Button send = new SendButton();
+    AnchorPane whereTheSendFieldLives = new AnchorPane();
+    whereTheSendFieldLives.getChildren().add(send);
+
     OutMsgTargetChooserNode chooseTarget = new OutMsgTargetChooserNode();
+    AnchorPane whereTheTargetFieldLives = new AnchorPane();
+    whereTheTargetFieldLives.getChildren().add(chooseTarget.getChildren());
+
     TextArea clientOutgoingChatMsg = new TextArea();
+    AnchorPane whereOutTextLives = new AnchorPane();
+    whereOutTextLives.getChildren().add(clientOutgoingChatMsg);
+
+
+    TextArea target = new TextArea();
+
+
+    SplitPane inputOutputSeperation = new SplitPane();
+    SplitPane sendAndToggleSeperation = new SplitPane();
+    HBox buttonAndTextSeperation = new HBox();
+
+
+
+    sendAndToggleSeperation.setOrientation(Orientation.HORIZONTAL);
+    sendAndToggleSeperation.getItems().add(whereTheSendFieldLives);
+    sendAndToggleSeperation.getItems().add(whereTheTargetFieldLives);
+    /*
+    buttonAndTextSeperation.a
+    buttonAndTextSeperation.getItems().add(sendAndToggleSeperation);
+    buttonAndTextSeperation.getItems().add()
+        */
+
+    inputOutputSeperation.setOrientation(Orientation.HORIZONTAL);
+    inputOutputSeperation.getItems().add(sendAndToggleSeperation);
+
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -35,8 +71,8 @@ public class ChatView extends Node implements NodeWithChildren, ChildNode {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void getChildren() {
+  public Node getChildren() {
     //TODO implement
-    NodeWithChildren.super.getChildren();
+    return NodeWithChildren.super.getChildren();
   }
 }