Donation to finance divorce question

tightauldgit

Ted_Bloke said:

Thx all. As I said there is much more to it. However it is not my divorce so limited how much I say about it, and question limited to the technical point which pp has answered.

I know she has no claim on me. She is furious I have not yet gifted to son or both my house they live in so it would have been half hers i.e. she would have a legal chance to kick him out of 'matrimonial home' or force him to downsize liberating loolah for her. Divorcing she will no way let this go and would try either court make order that when son's fortunes change through inheritance or otherwise she has claim on it, or anyway she can bring claim at any time future when this happens. Our idea in order to free our son to inherit and to get on with his life was make a sufficiently attractive offer take money and run on condition she sign financial consent order or whatever it's called guaranteeing she won't come back on this even after son inherits.

Better not say more except that my earlier thread on solicitors' ethics (can't manage to link to) was not unconnected.

Have you spoken to a solicitor? You seem to be under a misapprehension. There is no 'when your circumstances change in future' provision in divorce law and any future inheritance is not marital property to be shared. He needs to get a financial order from the court for a clean break anyway so why would you give her money she isn't entitled to at this point? Get a clean break settlement based on his current assets.