Divvying up assets in a divorce

UncleZen

Thanks all

burlingtonfl6

maman said:

burlingtonfl6 said:

UncleZen said:

Asking for a friend, no really, I am.
The friend is getting divorced. And his soon-to-be ex-wife, at some time in the past inherited her mothers house (I think she sold it). So, my question is. Is he entitled to some of that property windfall? 

That situation really annoys me. Tell your friend to leave his ex wifes mothers house alone (unless at some point she took half of his inheritance)
Personally, I think it's such a pathetic and sad move on his part and anyone else who seems to see pound signs when it comes to the inheritance of a partner.

That's a very sweeping generalisation. I was just reading a thread where the wife wants to keep her inherited property but has not worked and lived off her husband's salary for 15 years. There are good reasons why a 50:50 split of all assets from a marriage is the usual starting point. 

Well I'm going to base it on the general/majority. Just because you know of the odd unicorn or exception to the rule doesn't change the average.

burlingtonfl6

UncleZen said:

@74jax

How long were they married? >25 years

How long ago did she inherit the house?  Not exactly sure, about 20 years ago at a guess

Are your friends parents both alive or is there other other similar inheritance to make it equal?  Both deceased Im afraid

@sassyblue

Depends what has happened to the sale proceeds too. Where are they now? Not sure, probably in a bank
Did she inherit the property during their marriage too? Yes

@burlingtonfl6

Thanks for your helpful advice/opinion. The point here is that she says the house inheritance is out of scope. Im only asking the question. She is an accomplished liar, already stating that she has no pension, and wants half of his, when in fact its been proven that she has 2 pensions of her own

In that case, if she's playing dirty, tell him to take her for everything he can. I only exclude inheritance when people do the decent thing and act fairly.