Generally speaking, what is a partner entitled to in a divorce?

jamespir

by the sounds of things to me she deserves !!!!!! all and divorcing her is only gonna make him lose out yet again tell them to sit down discuss there problems and try again

Oldernotwiser

BonandDom wrote: »

You made me go back and read the original post - still can't understand where you are coming from with that comment - so I will just ignore it.

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Always a useful thing to do if you don't understand something!

MrsTinks

Peoples...


Please be nice to all moneysavers

OP - tell your friend to contact his solicitor - yes they start with 50/50 and work back from there. Only if the 2 parties can't agree does a judge have to become involved and decide on how things get split - and that outcome can depend on what mood he/she's in, what they had for breakfast and if they feel sympathy for one or the other... so ideally they should try to settle out of court...

Morglin

roddydogs wrote: »

Re the original post-a "Partner" is not entitled to anything...but a "Wife" or Civil Partner is.

In divorces now, partners are usually treated equally to spouses.

But, these two are married, and the courts will decide who gets what.

Lin

Lunar_Eclipse

paddy's_mum wrote: »

Do you think that the attitudes of the hubby, as given by the words of his friend in the opening post, might - and yes, I'm guessing! - be an indication of a very unhappy situation in which the wife was almost driven into the arms of someone else?

Did you not grasp the insight of Oldernotwiser's earlier post, or did you think it was just a piece of needless sarcasm?

Agree with your previous post about joint assets etc.

However I think there is also some fictional elaboration going on in some people's heads about what might be going on in the marriage. I didn't read Older's post as needless sarcasm, although I wondered if it was meant in reply to a different post as I didn't make the logical connection. Why can't he be a lovely, decent man and her an insatiable gold digger?

OP - as far as I know, the settlement will start with a 50/50 split of assets and work from there, as another poster wrote.

Oldernotwiser

Lunar_Eclipse wrote: »

Agree with your previous post about joint assets etc.

However I think there is also some fictional elaboration going on in some people's heads about what might be going on in the marriage, possibly needless sarcasm. Why can't he be a lovely, decent man and her an insatiable gold digger?

Well, just to explain my thinking on the subject;

a. After 6 years of marriage the house they live in is still in his name only.
b. He keeps his money to himself, despite his wife earning so much less than he does.
c. He stashes away substantial amounts of money in his own name.
d. He's spent large sums of money turning his house into his dream home.
e. His main concern regarding divorce is whether he'll have to part with any of his money.

I don't think that there's any "fictional elaboration" involved as all this is mentioned in the OP's post.

I appreciate that all marriages are different but the above would make me likely to look for someone else who had some concept of marriage and partnership!

Dave101t

anything you had before the marriage is yours, accumalated wealth will be split. when i say yours of course i mean your 'friends'...ho ho

evelyn-b_2

Morglin wrote: »

In divorces now, partners are usually treated equally to spouses.

But, these two are married, and the courts will decide who gets what.

Is it possible to get divorced if not married in the first place? Thanks

Thumper7

from one of the Divorce sites:

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2) Duration of the Marriage - Short Marriages
If a divorce petition is filed in a short, childless marriage (normally less than 5 years duration) it is unlikely that a 50/50 division of assets will be ordered particularly if one spouse brought substantially more assets to the marriage. Normally assets acquired prior to the marriage will be retained, or returned to the spouse who originally had them, and assets accumulated during the marriage will be divided on a 50/50 basis when the parties divorce.

Thumper7

BitterAndTwisted

The wife might have a 50% claim on joint assets but may not have a claim on any assets belonging to the business: it all depends on whether she's a partner or shareholder in it if it's a partnership but if it's limited company the assets belong to the company, not the shareholders or directors themselves personally. Does she have any formal role in his company?