My Ex Husband is wanting to sell a vehicle we owned.

Slinky

Judging by the way things are going, if you call in a solicitor and that means you don't see him again, that will be a plus point.

FBaby

You can't look at each of the assets you jointly own. You are married so what yours is his and vice versa. That's why toy need legal advice or at least you need to look at all your joint arrests and get an idea of what you think would be a fair deal. Do you have another vehicle?

peachyprice

Marsbar73 wrote: »

We owned a vehicle I am on the log book, so am legal owner.

Person_one wrote: »

Only the registered keeper of a car can sell it legally.

Unfortunately neither of these statements is true. The legal owner is the person whose name is on the receipt. Hopefully that is you OP?

jetplane

I traded my husbands car in when I bought a new one. I signed all of the paperwork including the V5 no one even asked if he knew.

girlsmum

some solicitors will give you a free 30 minutes consultation.
he is not necessarily eligible for half of everything, that is something you need to see a solicitor to discuss. Do not agree anything yet, I take it you don't need the car? Do you have access to another?
just that the practical thing to do, if you are happy to sell the car is to pay the debts then split what is left (if anything). Why should your share pay off joint debts?

Please seek legal advice

DS4215

He can probably get all the furniture he needs from Freecycle to start with - if he doesn't rent somewhere already furnished.

He should also be giving you somewhere around 15% of his salary as child maintenance (assuming you just have the 1 daughter), and you are both jointly liable for the mortgage (assuming its in joint names).

The tax bill is entirely his, but joint debts are down to both of you.

Make sure you are claiming all the benefits that you can - including council tax discount.

rpc

Marsbar73 wrote: »

We owned a vehicle I am on the log book, so am legal owner.

The V5 says in very large letters on the front "This document is not proof of ownership. It shows who is responsible for registering and taxing the vehicle"

I was made redundant 3 years ago & paid a large chunk of the vehicle with my redundancy money.

Who actually purchased the car? Not whose money it was - who signed the paperwork at the dealer?

They are the owner and they are the one with the right to sell the car. The purchase paperwork can either prove or disprove your ex's ownership.

thorsoak

First things first: do you have a joint bank account? In that case, open an account in your own name, and transfer money to it - and CLOSE THE JOINT ACCOUNT! He can run up an overdraft on a joint account and then dump the debt on you.

Then go to the Turn 2 Us website (turn2us.org.uk), put in your circumstances, and see what benefits are available to you - you might be eligible for some that you haven't thought about. As the others have said, he will have to pay 15% of his income to you for maintenance for his daughter - he can't wriggle out of it.

If you are both named on the mortgage, then he is as responsible for that debt as are you if you stay in the house. Would you be able to pay the mortgage on your own?

I understand that you are devastated by the situation you find yourself in - but its time for you to look at looking after yourself and your daughter - it is your OH's fault that your relationship has broken down and therefore hie is responsible for finding his own accomodation.

Good luck - you will find lots of support here - have a look at Teawithmilk's thread on leaving her OH and making a new life with her DD.

Kayalana99

You aren't with him anymore and on top of things he has left you so why would you feel like you need to help him out? (Ok moral reasons but hey ho)

Write a list of everything you own and everything you owe and get him together to talk about who is having what and what money is going where and make a fair agreement.

Fail that then yes court it is!

FatVonD

Marsbar73 wrote: »

But he has also suggested that if I go down solicitor route I will never see him again.. & his only contact will be when he arranges to get my daughter but he'd want someone else there to give her to him..

Emotional blackmail, don't give in to it, he knows you still love him and is using it to get his own way. If you have split up there should be no reason to see each other other than your daughter anyway. What an @rse.

Marsbar73 wrote: »

This is so difficult I still love him.. The reason we are seperated is because I believed he was having an online affair.. Which I had proof off because I got into his phone & saw messages of love to & from a girl he played online games with..

And he still DID do that, it is obvious that you love him but don't allow that to let you make stupid choices, it would seem he doesn't love you in return and is prepared to take you to the cleaners. If the car is yours then sell it to pay off the debts.

Marsbar73 wrote: »

He keeps saying the reason he's not here is because I drove him away.. He doesn't trust me as I got into his phone..

Can I repeat, what an @rse.