Father/Stepmother Divorce - Advice Needed Please!

Fire_Fox

16confused wrote: »

Would she not have an automatic right to come after his money?
What if he died and they were still married? Would she not automatically receive all of his assets? He'll be gone and will be worry free but he'd certainly prefer his money ended up with his grandson or my brother rather than her and her kids.

Potentially he could sell his business assets and give the funds to somebody else. That way iif he died without resolving the divorce she would only get his pension?

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD NO.

Please get an initial session of qualified legal advice. They can cover separation and will planning in one MSE session. Solicitors are legal specialists. They know about legal loopholes.

Concocting 'deprivation of assets/ capital' schemes is not helping. It is not even foolish meddling, it is heading into breaking-the-law territory.

paddy's_mum

Listen. He chose to marry her, with all the rights, duties and obligations that entails, whether or not you like it.

You are still resisting hearing what is being said. He CANNOT just up sticks, clear off taking everything with him and expect there to be no come-back.

If push came to shove, the Courts would very quickly be freezing everything he owns until such times as the situation can be resolved. They will not allow him to c<rap upon his lawful wife however unhappy the marriage has been.

Divorce court judges have almost endless power to ensure fair play and one of the things they can (and sometimes do) order is that previous transactions are WHOLLY SET ASIDE! So you, your brother and the children you mention can expect to have any 'gift' dragged back off you by order of a court. Fancy facing charges of fraud, do you?

Stop with the distasteful and sordid plotting and (has been frequently advised) seek competent legal advice. Anything else would deserve to come badly unstuck..would you enjoy your employer being able to cheat you out of your pension or three month's salary and there be absolutely nothing you could do about it?

Play fair and keep your noses clean or else face the likelihood of years of unpleasant and stressful litigation while the wife fights her way out of the corner that you clearly intend to paint her into.

I'm out of this thread now because (among other reasons) I would not be party to helping anyone cheat in the ways that you are racking your brains to achieve. Your attitude to fair play and respect for our laws goes beyond repugnant, in my view.

16confused

Thanks All. Some excellent thoughts and advice throughout.