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Already bought him out - Is he able to come back and ask for more?

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  • 74jax
    74jax Posts: 7,930 Forumite
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    Thank you for your comments - The financial order will be sorted once the decree Nisi has been announced. We were only married for just under 3 years and the only other thing on the table is his pension (I have only just started to pay in to my pension within the last couple of months - He works within the emergency services and has been paying in to it the whole time we were together. I am not bothered by the pension, I don't want it as I'd rather have a clean cut and get on with my life.
    In which case, yes I would have thought he could claim. 
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  • pphillips
    pphillips Posts: 1,631 Forumite
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    It doesn't make sense to preempt the financial settlement by dividing up the marital assets in the hope that the early division will not be readjusted in a future financial order.
  • Emmia
    Emmia Posts: 6,161 Forumite
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    edited 26 July 2020 at 7:46AM
    If he tries it on for the house, I really suggest you go after the pension - his will be gold plated and probably significantly more generous than the one you've only just started paying into. 

    If I were him, I'd want the financial consent order to protect his new property and pension from a claim you might make - perhaps if you realise your savings/pension aren't enough for retirement.
  • thorsoak
    thorsoak Posts: 7,166 Forumite
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    As you have only been married for three years, your marriage will be deemed as a “short” marriage lasting less than five years, the court may deem it necessary to issue what is called a clean break order. A financial clean break order basically means each party leaves the marriage with whatever they brought into the marriage.
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