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Discussion on asset split, maintenance and all financial related issues for cohabitees who are separating. The financial implications of separation for cohabitees is currently very different than for married couples under English law.

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Fair Financial Settlement Sorry, this may be longwinded, but getting very stressed with all this; I'm looking for advice on behalf of my partner. His soon to be ex-wife asked him t ... 27 Apr 21, by Jacqui19 Latest 29 Apr 21 by Jacqui19	Replies:2 :1077	Latest by Jacqui19 29 Apr 21
Sorting out finances So my wife and I have split up and I have moved out. We have been married for 4 years and we don’t have any children between us. My wife has 2 children from a ... 20 Apr 21, by Mkontkme Latest 20 Apr 21 by Mkontkme	Replies:2 :765	Latest by Mkontkme 20 Apr 21
Applicant withdrawn application Hi - I've no idea in which section to file this, so please feel free to move to a more appropriate area of the forum. I have come here to see if anyo ... 13 Mar 21, by Sophie J Latest 26 Mar 21 by wikivorce team 1 2	Replies:7 :2380	Latest by wikivorce team 26 Mar 21
Ex after Ltd Comp I set-up after divorce Dear Forum, After divorcing from my former spouse I formed a limited company so that I could start a business and work for myself. I am not the only shareho ... 23 Mar 21, by ldnstb Latest 24 Mar 21 by ldnstb	Replies:2 :859	Latest by ldnstb 24 Mar 21
Correct advice? Hi, I have started a "remove to leave" application to relocate with my children abroad, closer to my family. I am currently waiting for the date of th ... 21 Feb 21, by pleasetellmemore Latest 22 Feb 21 by pleasetellmemore	Replies:1 :637	Latest by pleasetellmemore 22 Feb 21
Can I trust the judge? Will this save me? I'm years in and a few £thousand pounds down trying to negotiate a settlement but my STBX is insistent the proposed financial settlement is fair, and is bull-d ... 20 Feb 21, by Mollydoll Latest 21 Feb 21 by Mollydoll	Replies:2 :859	Latest by Mollydoll 21 Feb 21
Cohabiting or Married under law My ex and I had 2 religious ceremonies in 2 countries (not UK). This was to appease our family members. Will we be treated as married in UK courts. We ha ... 09 Feb 21, by StunnedDad Latest 21 Feb 21 by NeedsMust	Replies:2 :683	Latest by NeedsMust 21 Feb 21
Advice please We married in 1991, separated in 2003, we applied for our divorce nisi which was also granted in 2003 - fast forward 18 years and only now we are applying for f ... 08 Feb 21, by Mupp64 Latest 09 Feb 21 by hadenoughnow	Replies:4 :675	Latest by hadenoughnow 09 Feb 21
Selling an Asset before disclosure I have received decree nisi. Attended MIAM for financial settlement. We have yet to declare our outgoings, assets etc and mediate. I am about to start ... 04 Feb 21, by readyplayerone Latest 04 Feb 21 by wikivorce team	Replies:1 :626	Latest by wikivorce team 04 Feb 21
FDR Hearing We have recently been told our FDR hearing will be in April. However was instructed to send in Narrative Statement, plus any debts that were made in the marriag ... 17 Nov 20, by Debbiecam Latest 26 Jan 21 by alreid1612	Replies:6 :1036	Latest by alreid1612 26 Jan 21
Court rules on unmarried couples' property rights BBC News - 09/11/11 A man who left his partner nearly 20 years ago is not entitled to half the value of the house they had ... 09 Nov 11, by mike62 Latest 21 Jan 21 by Hopeful2021 1 2	Replies:7 :1684	Latest by Hopeful2021 21 Jan 21
What Percentage of house sale Hi, First post, I will try to write my question in as simple terms as possible as it all gets on top of me. I have been going through separation for 3 years ... 05 Aug 14, by somedayhappy Latest 21 Jan 21 by Hopeful2021	Replies:3 :895	Latest by Hopeful2021 21 Jan 21
7 year separation and now on form E I have become financially independent post separation and now my ex who has been living in our marital home wants a share of my home - which took me 2 years of ... 22 Nov 20, by Kini Latest 24 Nov 20 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :597	Latest by WYSPECIAL 24 Nov 20
Form H Help! I have to send in my form H today in preparation for FDA next week. I’ve no idea what to put in each section. I’m self repping with advice from Nicola ... 21 Aug 20, by Juneunderpants Latest 21 Aug 20 by .Charles	Replies:3 :1199	Latest by .Charles 21 Aug 20
Form E Hi folks, I have submitted a financial settlement proposal to my ex with Form D81 filled out and her solicitors are are asking to exchange Form E. They ... 13 Jul 20, by Vigorate Latest 14 Jul 20 by hadenoughnow	Replies:3 :805	Latest by hadenoughnow 14 Jul 20
Earnings after filing for Divorce Do earning you have made after filing for divorce have to be spit with ex partner ?? ... 08 Jul 20, by Sharni60 Latest 08 Jul 20 by .Charles	Replies:1 :721	Latest by .Charles 08 Jul 20
Settle or fight? Hi all, ive been trying to reach a financial settlement for years now, mediation hasn't gone well with refusal to make full financial disclosure and now the sam ... 10 Jun 20, by Mollydoll Latest 13 Jun 20 by hadenoughnow	Replies:3 :905	Latest by hadenoughnow 13 Jun 20
Help please I’m self representing in financial remedy, judge has said “Both parties shall, serve their respective replies to the others questionnaire and reque ... 07 Jun 20, by Debbiecam Latest 10 Jun 20 by Debbiecam	Replies:4 :1154	Latest by Debbiecam 10 Jun 20
Under pressure to remove Home Rights notice Hi, I've reached decree nisi stage and am now part way through Mediation about to make financial disclosure. My soon to be ex-husband is repeatedly asking f ... 24 May 20, by Mollydoll Latest 07 Jun 20 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:3 :772	Latest by WYSPECIAL 07 Jun 20
Material non disclosure and fraud when agreeing consent order We were divorced 4 years ago following a short marriage (<5yrs). The then applicant had 3 children from previous relationships / marriage and also our child ... 05 May 20, by Crossthread	Replies:0 :825
My ex partner playing delay tactics Am currently supporting my ex on an interim financial order. I had requested to settle finances in April 2019 which she agreed to do without involving solicitor ... 30 Mar 20, by StunnedDad Latest 01 Apr 20 by rubytuesday	Replies:2 :1025	Latest by rubytuesday 01 Apr 20
Joint mortgage Hi, it’s a complex one so I’ll break it down as easily as I can. My husband jointly owns the family home with his ex, they were unmarried. She ... 15 Feb 20, by Gall1980 Latest 17 Feb 20 by Gall1980 1 2	Replies:7 :2166	Latest by Gall1980 17 Feb 20
Consent order Hi my divorce started 14 months ago since which my ex has been evading filling in form e3 just sending back not filled in except his name DOB date of marriage a ... 15 Feb 20, by Janwyn60 Latest 15 Feb 20 by Janwyn60	Replies:2 :998	Latest by Janwyn60 15 Feb 20
Separated with agreement. Spouse now wants more. Hi everyone, My wife and I are separated with a written agreement in place. We still live together. She now wants half my savings, £14000, to buy her o ... 01 Feb 20, by Jezeroo Latest 02 Feb 20 by Jezeroo	Replies:2 :1252	Latest by Jezeroo 02 Feb 20
consent order we have agreed a financial settlement-50/50 share of the house and pension share. We were meant to put house up for sale immediately when it was agreed -6th ... 01 Feb 20, by truegrit	Replies:0 :960
Financial settlement in an IVA Hi, I'm nearly 18 months into an IVA ( end 2024) paying back borrowing from trying to raise children with insufficient support and renting privately- although w ... 14 Jan 20, by Mollydoll Latest 21 Jan 20 by Mollydoll	Replies:4 :1548	Latest by Mollydoll 21 Jan 20
Partner Refusing a Buy Out My wife and I are going through separation and we have a joint mortgage. She is willing to sell the house outright and split the equity on the property. On the ... 04 Jan 20, by thx2001 Latest 05 Jan 20 by thx2001	Replies:6 :1358	Latest by thx2001 05 Jan 20
Occupancy Rent Hi me and my partner have broke up. She has basically moved me back to my parents. I pay half the mortgage equalling 203, childcare 221, 45 electric debt, 52.50 ... 25 Sep 19, by Sambo17 Latest 26 Sep 19 by .Charles	Replies:1 :869	Latest by .Charles 26 Sep 19
Rights when separated and buying out house Hi. I am actually writing this on behalf of my mentally ill sister. Her circumstances are this:- 4.5 years ago she was sectioned, leaving her long term ... 15 Aug 19, by Tweety1 Latest 15 Aug 19 by Allcry	Replies:1 :1173	Latest by Allcry 15 Aug 19
Wife has no job First of all, hello everyone as I am new to the site. My wife and I (married for 21 years) have recently decided to separate. We have one child currently at hom ... 07 Jul 19, by baldrick0712 Latest 11 Aug 19 by highlandspring	Replies:1 :1232	Latest by highlandspring 11 Aug 19
Looking to separate but I have nowhere to go I have been married for 7 years, we have 2 young children together. One of my children is disabled. The marriage isn't working and I'm thinking about a ... 10 Apr 18, by LizS82 Latest 10 Aug 19 by highlandspring	Replies:1 :972	Latest by highlandspring 10 Aug 19
Financial Split - Cohabitation Hello all and thanks for taking the time to read this rather large post. My friend had a partner and they were never married or civil partnership. ... 04 Aug 19, by OLIGEETAR636 Latest 05 Aug 19 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :943	Latest by WYSPECIAL 05 Aug 19
forcinga sale TOLATA My daughter wishes the house she owns with her ex partner to be sold, however this is proving difficult to achieve. I have paid for her to see a solicitor who ... 26 Jul 19, by bluebell ophelia Latest 27 Jul 19 by bluebell ophelia	Replies:2 :740	Latest by bluebell ophelia 27 Jul 19
maybe a simple question (maybe not) Ex moved out mid-2015. I had my property valued 1 month later. Divorce finally started (I literally paid the £550 this morning). Over the years, my property ... 22 Mar 19, by el_johnstone Latest 22 Mar 19 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :699	Latest by WYSPECIAL 22 Mar 19
Houses and split My sister has been living with the same partner for 30 years. He left in May last year. He has asked that they sell their home as he says her can't continue t ... 20 Mar 19, by neelie Latest 20 Mar 19 by neelie	Replies:5 :919	Latest by neelie 20 Mar 19
Financial Settlement with only buss account cash Hello I have below scenario and question: Me and my wife got separated for 15 months now. And I am planning to apply for Divorce based on her ... 15 Mar 19, by S009 Latest 16 Mar 19 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :654	Latest by hadenoughnow 16 Mar 19
Separated for over 5 years If a person has been separated for over 5 years and their spouse applies for a divorce is the divorce a formality ... 05 Mar 19, by Devjc Latest 05 Mar 19 by Mitchum	Replies:1 :718	Latest by Mitchum 05 Mar 19
Advice please -complex issue Hi my first post and thanks for any comments or advice. Well where do I begin it is all very messy to say the least Some background history... I wor ... 22 Jan 19, by ardmore123 Latest 23 Jan 19 by rubytuesday	Replies:3 :987	Latest by rubytuesday 23 Jan 19
Separation and Self Employed Businesses I need to start thinking about separating from my husband. We’ve been together 23 years and married 12, and it’s become totally untenable - I can’t live w ... 16 Dec 18, by Anoneemau5 Latest 16 Dec 18 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :720	Latest by WYSPECIAL 16 Dec 18
Form A mediation exemption section help Hi, I am at decree Nisi stage which has been pronounced and now I need a clean break order. I separated following domestic violence. My ex only allowed court to ... 22 Sep 18, by Neesh01	Replies:0 :642

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