What can I expect for a fair financial settlement

burlingtonfl6

mason's_mum said:

burlingtonfl6 said:

I never said she was entitled to half. I said the "she gave up a career" argument doesn't stack up financially. You agree that they would be both worse of financially apart over the years so thank you for agreeing with me. And I highly doubt anyone on a nurse's salary could build up 320 grand equity over 15 years starting from scratch 

You do make me chuckle, I like how you pick the one thing I do agree with you about and say "thank you for agreeing with me" while ignoring the rest!
Also my parents sold their house when they divorced, maybe 18 years ago for £250k, it's recently come back on the market (with no significant additions/improvements) at £625k - an increase in well over £320k just by existing, so sorry, but I still think you're wrong.

Gycraig said:

She is asking for way more than half with a child maintenance of 1100 quid a month. 

She was also a share holder and took large dividends. 

you're confusing the splitting of assets with child maintenance - this is calculated from current and ongoing income. If the ExH was to quit his job, or go and work on minimum wage, this "income" disappears overnight so shouldn't be included in any clean break calculations.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4108268.stm
Well a nurse would be struggling to get on the property ladder back then apparently so you parents example doesn't apply.
The OP has been better off financially getting married to her husband than staying single or bringing up the children as a divorced parent.
the figures don't lie

mason's_mum

burlingtonfl6 said:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4108268.stm
Well a nurse would be struggling to get on the property ladder back then apparently so you parents example doesn't apply.
The OP has been better off financially getting married to her husband than staying single or bringing up the children as a divorced parent.
the figures don't lie

ah yes, good old BBC, the well known impartial source of figures.
Anyway, going back to the actual topic of the thread, I guess we'll never know what might have been, as she stayed married to her husband until now, from which they have probably both benefitted, and I don't see why her contribution during that marriage should be valued at less than his.

Markneath

Op whats a realistic value for the company and whats it worth if you take your ex husband out of it?

The problem with a lot of small firms is that when you take the main man/women out of them then they have little value to anyone else.

From a court point of view I would guess it’s going to be valued at its last shareholders funds value at the end of the balance sheet available at companies house if its LTD.

Regards the house your ex has no obligation to help you house your new partner or his children. 

Your ex is choosing to house his new partner and her children via mortgage not at your expense. 

I would be expecting 50% of total assets, 60% if your lucky. 

If most of his income is from dividends and not paye then child support would probably be a lot less than you currently receive so consider that before you go all out attack. 

One more point is that if your relatively young things like pensions might not be valued at true values this is where I got burnt in my divorce.

burlingtonfl6

mason's_mum said:

burlingtonfl6 said:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4108268.stm
Well a nurse would be struggling to get on the property ladder back then apparently so you parents example doesn't apply.
The OP has been better off financially getting married to her husband than staying single or bringing up the children as a divorced parent.
the figures don't lie

ah yes, good old BBC, the well known impartial source of figures.
Anyway, going back to the actual topic of the thread, I guess we'll never know what might have been, as she stayed married to her husband until now, from which they have probably both benefitted, and I don't see why her contribution during that marriage should be valued at less than his.

True, they are a bit left leaning, I'll give you that.
Either way, it's more evidence than you supplied.