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own home to homeless??

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  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,615 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper

    If it's any way amicable, would you not be better letting her live in the house and you rent a smaller place (1 Bed) as I'd imagine this would work out cheaper all round.

    I'd be very careful of this - and sadly it happens all too often - wife keeps marital home and lifestyle, husband ends up with crippling maintenance payments and gets to live in a bedsit.

    The wife wont get a mortgage as she is unemployed, therefore the O/P will end up with his name still on the mortgage, which will get very messy when the O/P gets his life back and wants to move on and buy his own house again.
  • Old_Git
    Old_Git Posts: 4,751 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Cashback Cashier
    the kids are yours ,tell her to get stuffed she can move if she wants but the kids stay
    "Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many"
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,615 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Old_Git wrote: »
    the kids are yours ,tell her to get stuffed she can move if she wants but the kids stay

    You know something - thats really how it should be...
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