Need House Advice for Mum

elasticated17

Hey,

Not sure if this should be posted in the families section but it mainly concerns legalities of a house sale.

My mother re-married a couple of years ago to a man who was also divorced from first wife - he had about 100k from his divorce. They lived with my grandparents in their house caring for them until they died. My mum got some inheritance from the sale of their house along with her brother and sister.

She was grieving very badly for my grandparents and her marriage began to show cracks - her husband who is bi polar had heavy drinking binges and made her feel very uneasy about money. She then made a massive mistake after he pressured her. Using only her money she bought a new house for them. BUT put it in both their names.

Now the mental abuse, drinking and lies have spiralled out of control and she wants a divorce. Several people including his family have witnessed the abuse and have told her to leave him but she is so scared about money. He will be entitled to half the house yeah? He has squandered his money giving some to his kids and spending it on booze - there is some left but not nearly as much as Mum has spent on the house. He doesnt work but my mum does and pays for everything. I am so annoyed at the way he is treating her but I can't help think that the law is not on her side and she will have to hand over half of the house sale.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Be honest with me. I should mention the house is in Scotland and is mortgage free.

Cheers

mjdh1957

Your mother needs serious legal advice.

But I would say that he seems to be entitled to a share of the house if they split.