Ex-Husband left me with all Bills to pay

sulkisu

Paying £5 a month, it will take over 20 years for her to clear the debt. That seems crazy when she has more than £16k (probably considerably more than £16k) in the bank.

Divorce should mark the end and the start of a new beginning, not a time to hang for the sake of £700, which as others have said, may or may not be a fair outcome. Is this bill really that important?

svain

Am i reading this right, she has gained 70% share of the property, has over £16000 in a bank account ..... and you are both stalling over a £1400 utility bill that would of built up when she lived at the billing address ...

If this is the case, take the advice, pay it off asap and enjoy your lives together. Life is too short for such trivial concerns

Slinky

Every time she sees that £5 on a bank statement, I bet it reminds her of her ex. Pay it and get rid of it.

My Dad got lumbered with paying my mother £30 a month maintenance plus a massive lump sum considering us kids stayed with him. Those 30 pieces of silver, as we called them, were a reminder for him every single month. I never will forgive her.

maman

sulkisu wrote: »

Paying £5 a month, it will take over 20 years for her to clear the debt. That seems crazy when she has more than £16k (probably considerably more than £16k) in the bank.

Divorce should mark the end and the start of a new beginning, not a time to hang for the sake of £700, which as others have said, may or may not be a fair outcome. Is this bill really that important?

I doubt she cares how long it takes. I wonder if she told the company it was all she could afford and they accepted it as better than nothing.

WibblyGirly

Croasdale01 wrote: »

She got 70% or so, but part was to pay off lawyers fees and mortgage debt. The kids are still with her and he only sees them 4 nights a month.

There were no savings, so the house equity is really her life savings and pension, and she has to pay rent each month and cant claim benefits because those savings are over £16000. A catch 22. She cant work full time because of the kids .

Its unfair that he gets away with lumping the household debt onto her. it sounds like he should be liable for at least half the debt. I guess its up to SSE to decide whether to reduce her debt burden or not.

I read it as the the equity is the savings. She doesn't actually have £16k in cash in the bank.

harz99

WibblyGirly wrote: »

I read it as the the equity is the savings. She doesn't actually have £16k in cash in the bank.

Sure I read the house was since sold and the wife/kids are now living in rented so she should have the cash somewhere.

fabforty

WibblyGirly wrote: »

I read it as the the equity is the savings. She doesn't actually have £16k in cash in the bank.

No, Op states that his partner can't get benefits because she has over £16k in savings, after the house was sold. I think 'there were no savings' means when the relationship ended.

WibblyGirly

Ahh I missed that last line in the first post!

I agree with others then, just pay off the whole bill from the savings.