Leaving Him !

McKneff

I can understand cheapskate, why should you get half the house. He paid for it,
I can understand you getting half of everything that is in the marriage now,
You say you contributed to the bills, so then he has also contributed to the weekly bills.

I dont honestly see why youre scared. I think he has made you that way and you are still allowing him to.
You have employment, that will see you through on a weekly/monthly basis. You probably have savings enough for a deposit on a flat rental. If youre not happy you really have to be more positive.
Like others have said get yourself a solicitor.

Minimum_Wage_2

sorry to hear of your bad news (if it is bad news)
this sounds as if its going to be very messy, get yourself a solicitor and find out for sure what your rights are. i wish you the best of luck.

Penelope_Penguin

cheepskate wrote: »

Why would you get any profit from the house , you didnt pay for it.

It's known as "beneficial interest". You can become entitled to a share of a property of you contribute to its purchase, upkeep, or "in kind" (eg by supporting the person who's purchasing the property). It's unclear if this is the case here, without more details, but a solicitor will be able to advise.

OP, good luck in whatever you decide. Have you tried the CAB - they're not usually soliciotrs, but can give you broad details of what you may be entitled to.

You don;t mention any children, but if you have any, you may be entitled to more Tax credits, and possibly other benefits.

justjohn

few points
be fair
do not be greedy
Take what is fair, leave him with what is fair.
Get copies off all documentation and paper work off all assets now.
Decide what you can legaly take then decide what you want too take.
Walk away a better person these things often turn nasty

MrsTinks

Go get a solicitor!

People on an internet forum can not advise you about situations like this - you really need legal advice.

timmmers

I was the guy in this similer situation ...paid for the house etc etc. she paid for nothing which isn't your case.

I didn't get everything. She's still living in the house.

I was just happy to be rid of her, but Penelope is right about beneficial interest.

Legal advice is really essential with this before you do anything.
Good luck. It's a stressful time, I remember that.

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McKneff wrote: »

Then file for divorce. Then take him to the cleaners

This is an utterly ridiculous comment, along with half of the rest of the comments on this thread. You should definitely get in touch with a solicitor - as a lot of people have said, as opposed to asking a bunch of kneejerk morons on the internet.

No-one knows the grounds for this divorce or 90% of the full story. It's like an iceberg.

daska

McKneff wrote: »

Hello there and welcome.

Empty the joint account, put it in your account, so that you have enough for a deposit on a flat, gather any valuables that you own, and ride into the sunset with the car, anybody who threatens you like that doesnt deserve any consideration.

Then file for divorce. Then take him to the cleaners

Almost but not quite!

Making sure you have full details of all accounts, pensions, NI number, passport number etc is useful if he decides to play dirty. But you should aim to be on the side of the angels if only because you want it over and done with as soon as possible.

And I would definitely advocate making sure you have a sum to fall back on before you leave.