Ex-wife/property advice needed

Mrs.W_2

Pipx wrote: »

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Anyway, it is all sorted now, but it has taught me a valuable lesson - don't get married and keep all finances separate! Thanks for all the advice.

Matrimonial Home Rights protect both parties, especially the most vulnerable in a relationship.

Bluemeanie_2

There is no such thing as a "common law partner"

chirpchirp

Pipx wrote: »

Hi, no house has been sold, they lived in a rented house, and the house that they owned we now live in. She has now agreed to accept £15k in installments, so I guess she had had legal advice that said she would struggle to get the 30k she was asking for. We will be getting a clean break order drawn up so that she cannot come back asking for more in the future. She did put 100k into the house but my partner practically re-built the house (it was in a very poor state when they bought it) so I assume she was advised that this work entitled him to some of the equity in the house.

When I split with my common-law partner a few years ago I was legally entitled to half the house we owned as we owned it jointly, even though he had put most of the money into it. i didn't take half as I felt this was morally wrong. I'm not sure why this is different with marriage?? Anyway, it is all sorted now, but it has taught me a valuable lesson - don't get married and keep all finances separate! Thanks for all the advice.

The lesson everyone should learn from this is that solicitors are expensive for a reason. You may pay a lot for them at the time of the divorce, but this can save you much more in the long run. Also they can give you advice about things that you may not know you are entitled to.

A divorce is not something to skimp on, just because things are amicable at the time doesn't mean they will remain so!

Fire_Fox

themull1 wrote: »

I did the divorces myself. should i see a solicitor now?

That is probably why you haven't heard of a clean break then! Yes see a solicitor now.