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Proportionate liability

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  • Apples2
    Apples2 Posts: 6,442 Forumite
    I agree you have to shift all the debt into your own account.
    You need complete control of all of this mess simply to safeguard your own interest (and credit rating).

    It is all documented what is joint and what isn't.

    Send a Solicitor into bat (or simply do it yourself) to make an offer regarding the house equity so you get her portion of the debt back again.

    She is buried in her own debt so you ain't getting money off her no matter how many times you drag her into Court.

    Bear in mind your Solicitor will take (via his fees) the lions share of what you stand to gain.

    She won't play ball, they never do. She is bound to have an army of supporters advising her not to pay a penny, after all, she deserves everything you own plus more.

    Take the gloves off now, roll with the punches and stay positive.

    It will be a slog but in a few years time you will be debt free and have healthy savings. She, on the other hand, will be ripping some other chump off still buried in more debt..... in my experience :)
  • Trajal
    Trajal Posts: 550 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Apples2 wrote: »
    Take the gloves off now, roll with the punches and stay positive.

    This.

    tencharacters
    Debt free, moved, got new stuff for the new flat - got everything I wanted and need - now just saving.
  • Emmzi
    Emmzi Posts: 8,658 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Apples2 wrote: »

    She won't play ball, they never do.


    Oh Apples.. usually you talk such sense but the misogynistic sweeping generalisation does not become you...

    I am dissappointed in you!
    Debt free 4th April 2007.
    New house. Bigger mortgage. MFWB after I have my buffer cash in place.
  • Trajal
    Trajal Posts: 550 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Emmzi wrote: »
    Oh Apples.. usually you talk such sense but the misogynistic sweeping generalisation does not become you...

    I am dissappointed in you!

    Hmm I think Apples meant 'they' as in 'any ex-partner involved in an acrimonious breakup' not just 'they' as in women!
    Debt free, moved, got new stuff for the new flat - got everything I wanted and need - now just saving.
  • Apples2
    Apples2 Posts: 6,442 Forumite
    Emmzi wrote: »
    Oh Apples.. usually you talk such sense but the misogynistic sweeping generalisation does not become you...

    I am dissappointed in you!

    Ooops! I mean the other party to the break up. You can bet your boots she is saying he is being unreasonable too.

    The other party never plays ball (I knew what I meant lol )
  • Emmzi
    Emmzi Posts: 8,658 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Thanks for the clarification Apples you are back on my good dudes list!!
    Debt free 4th April 2007.
    New house. Bigger mortgage. MFWB after I have my buffer cash in place.
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