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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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Pension I retired at 50 and I'm drawing my company pension. My wife works and her salary is more than my pension. Our house is paid for, we have no dept and I estimate ... 31 Dec 09, by Kinrara Latest 07 Jan 10 by Ephelia	Replies:5 :354	Latest by Ephelia 07 Jan 10
no money to fight over Me and my husband will soon apply for a divorce. My bank account is almost empty and so is his, do we still need to go through with ancillary relief? 29 Dec 09, by shouldi Latest 30 Dec 09 by .Charles	Replies:1 :358	Latest by .Charles 30 Dec 09
shared mortgage-lodger Hello, My ex and I are currently negotiating for me to buy him out of the mortgage so that I can remain in our house that we own 50/50. in meantime I ... 15 Dec 09, by kbarbecot Latest 23 Dec 09 by TBagpuss	Replies:1 :346	Latest by TBagpuss 23 Dec 09
Gifts and Financial Settlement Hello All. I would like to know what the situation is with regard to a gift I received by my parents of some shares prior to my marriage. These shares ... 16 Dec 09, by Manwhocares Latest 16 Dec 09 by dukey	Replies:5 :369	Latest by dukey 16 Dec 09
House and mortgage Hi, My ex has moved out of the family home which we have a joint mortgage on. We have two young children. He has agreed to pay maintenance at the CSA rate ... 03 Dec 09, by greenpurse Latest 05 Dec 09 by greenpurse	Replies:2 :362	Latest by greenpurse 05 Dec 09
House equity and childrens act Hello I hope someone can give me some advice. I own a property with my ex partner but we were never married. I was forced from the property ba ... 01 Dec 09, by pocket80 Latest 01 Dec 09 by D L	Replies:1 :352	Latest by D L 01 Dec 09
Help needed with property advice Hi My husband and I are looking to start divorce proceedings but I need a few facts first. He will not move out and I cannot stay here with hi ... 12 Nov 09, by newbie1 Latest 28 Nov 09 by jaw	Replies:2 :377	Latest by jaw 28 Nov 09
In limbo and don't know what to do Hello I was forced out of the home jointly owned by my X partner nearly two years ago. He was initially going ot buy me out but was turned down twice ... 27 Nov 09, by ninjachick	Replies:0 :379
same sex separation - no civil partnership I purchased my house in October 1999 and I am the sole owner. I was with my partner at the time but he didn't want to be tied down financially. He stopped occas ... 27 Oct 09, by marky69 Latest 25 Nov 09 by marky69 1 2	Replies:10 :838	Latest by marky69 25 Nov 09
Her solisitor wants me in court! Hi All, My ex (not wife) and I own a house together with a mortgage (never remortgaged) and she is still living there. We own it as joint tenants.< ... 20 Nov 09, by badvgood Latest 20 Nov 09 by .Charles	Replies:3 :360	Latest by .Charles 20 Nov 09
Ancilliary Costs claim.... Hi - I need to find out if my ex of 4 years can make a claim under section 1 of the children's act for extra costs. Details: Never married, togethe ... 17 Nov 09, by pdaGenie Latest 17 Nov 09 by pdaGenie	Replies:2 :357	Latest by pdaGenie 17 Nov 09
Child Benefit & Child Working Hy Peeps Does anyone know if a parent can still claim WTC & CB if 16 year old child is doing part time work or is there a threshold on what the chi ... 12 Nov 09, by Harley7 Latest 12 Nov 09 by Harley7	Replies:4 :385	Latest by Harley7 12 Nov 09
Property & mortgage Hi, I've been separated from ex for 6 months, we have one child; all mostly amicable at the moment, no solicitors involved. At the beginning, ... 10 Nov 09, by ts_1975 Latest 11 Nov 09 by Active8	Replies:1 :344	Latest by Active8 11 Nov 09
Life and endowment policy- do I surrender? Hi Guys, When we bought our house over 20 years + we took out an endowment policy tied up with two life insurances both my X and mine(?) (Do not have p ... 08 Nov 09, by Moffat Latest 10 Nov 09 by Elle	Replies:4 :401	Latest by Elle 10 Nov 09
redundancy lump sum after separation Married for 23 years. one child aged 15. Question is this - My Husband took voluntary redundancy and received a lump sum payment of £60K should this be ta ... 06 Nov 09, by harejlc Latest 06 Nov 09 by Elle	Replies:4 :565	Latest by Elle 06 Nov 09
Splitting the houses Hi I got together with my partner in May 05 and we moved into a house in May 06 he put in 40k at the time house cost 220k at the time we were living 40 mile ... 10 Sep 09, by abby_may Latest 05 Nov 09 by Divorcebarrister	Replies:1 :429	Latest by Divorcebarrister 05 Nov 09
Payment to lawyer Hi all, I am not yet divorced. I have paid my lawyer cheques amounting to about a third of the what she said her fees would be when I first went to see ... 25 Oct 09, by cisco Latest 26 Oct 09 by .Charles 1 2	Replies:8 :942	Latest by .Charles 26 Oct 09
Ex will not transfer mortgage & house to sole name Hello, I hope somebody can help with my query, please. I’m not sure where to turn at the moment 21 Oct 09, by marmalade_sandwich Latest 22 Oct 09 by marmalade_sandwich	Replies:2 :494	Latest by marmalade_sandwich 22 Oct 09
How to reclaim possessions after separation Can anybody advise on how to reclaim possessions after separating from a partner? My partner has the tenancy in his name only but I bought many of the items in ... 21 Oct 09, by splats41 Latest 21 Oct 09 by Elle	Replies:3 :524	Latest by Elle 21 Oct 09
Force of sale 3 years on my legal position Ok, where do I start? I have been battling for financial separation regarding the house for nearly 3 years. Quick recap Unmarried ... 17 Oct 09, by mrmister Latest 20 Oct 09 by mrmister	Replies:6 :390	Latest by mrmister 20 Oct 09
Shares todays value (or when we separated)? Another question all, I have some shares, my lawyer said find out how much they are worth as they will have to come into the equation. If I source what ... 09 Oct 09, by Moffat Latest 13 Oct 09 by Moffat	Replies:3 :417	Latest by Moffat 13 Oct 09
marital home my wife left some months ago she took our 2 kids ,she left of her own free will.as she was career woman i was the house husband,my solicitor ... 27 Sep 09, by nightmarewomen Latest 04 Oct 09 by redoctober	Replies:1 :391	Latest by redoctober 04 Oct 09
marital home during separation My husband and I are in the process of separation. we have a three year old daughter of whom lives with me. We had to leave the marital home due to domestic abu ... 28 Sep 09, by sarahsangster Latest 28 Sep 09 by Elle	Replies:2 :521	Latest by Elle 28 Sep 09
Recompense for investment My partner and I are separating and we own our home jointly. Over the last few years we carried out major refurbishment to the house for which I used my retirem ... 26 Sep 09, by Mitchum Latest 27 Sep 09 by Elle	Replies:6 :371	Latest by Elle 27 Sep 09
Credit cards ! All, Just a quick question! Separated almost two years ma ... 23 Sep 09, by Moffat Latest 23 Sep 09 by Moffat	Replies:2 :381	Latest by Moffat 23 Sep 09
Is the evaluation of assets taken at separation? Hi - I hope someone can help... I split with my boyfriend of 9 years in December 2008. We owned our house together but I have historically pai ... 21 Sep 09, by needtoknowmore Latest 22 Sep 09 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :389	Latest by hadenoughnow 22 Sep 09
separating- Partners entitlement after 2 years I have had my own property in my name for 14years, i met my partner and remortgaged (2years ago) i placed him on the mortgage so we could buid an extension (new ... 13 Sep 09, by goztonloc Latest 21 Sep 09 by rob1969	Replies:4 :468	Latest by rob1969 21 Sep 09
Separating and \"property\" I was in a relationship with my sons mother for a few years. We didn't offically live together but I provided most of the financial input to the house (she was ... 18 Sep 09, by atoz Latest 20 Sep 09 by Fiona	Replies:3 :359	Latest by Fiona 20 Sep 09
Separation from Partner Hi!! I have recently separated from my partner. We were engaged but unmarried. I have offered her to live in our jointly owned (tenants in co ... 15 Sep 09, by edwilson71 Latest 18 Sep 09 by edwilson71	Replies:3 :358	Latest by edwilson71 18 Sep 09
seperation intitlements We have a joint mortgage for ten years and a child of 6yrs old my partner wanted the seperation and now will not agree to a 50/50 split on the equity although s ... 16 Sep 09, by chieftain Latest 17 Sep 09 by hadenoughnow	Replies:2 :377	Latest by hadenoughnow 17 Sep 09
How to get Half of Joint Loan Payments Hi If you both benefited from the joint loan equally and she is not paying her share and you alone are paying for the loan, you will have to write a fi ... 17 Sep 09, by rob1969	Replies:0 :478
DO YOU HAVE A JOINT LOAN AND EX WILL NOT PAY My ex has for years stated the loan was for my benefit, when in fact she used over half the money and I have spent 5 years with two solicitors, who just have be ... 17 Sep 09, by rob1969	Replies:0 :303
Mediation What is mediation and how do I go about getting the other party to agree? Thanks ... 16 Sep 09, by Snapdog Latest 16 Sep 09 by Elle	Replies:1 :444	Latest by Elle 16 Sep 09
Joint Loan I have a joint loan with Ex partner, the loan was taken out 3 months before we split up, the money was used by both parties for credit card debt, holiday and li ... 12 Sep 09, by rob1969 Latest 12 Sep 09 by rob1969	Replies:2 :379	Latest by rob1969 12 Sep 09
Splitting the houses Hi I got together with my partner in May 05 and we moved into a house in May 06 he put in 40k at the time house cost 220k at the time we were living 40 mile ... 10 Sep 09, by abby_may	Replies:0 :397
How many out there used a financial advise? Quick question all? How many of you out there used a financial advisor to sort out your finances ontop of your divorce lawyer.Or did your lawyer sor ... 07 Sep 09, by Moffat Latest 09 Sep 09 by Moffat	Replies:4 :359	Latest by Moffat 09 Sep 09
help ex taking holiday outside eu without inurance hi, recently separated. my ex has deciceded to go to an non eu country without insurance for a two day holiday. i have no problem that he wants a holid ... 06 Sep 09, by Valkyrie Latest 07 Sep 09 by Valkyrie	Replies:4 :407	Latest by Valkyrie 07 Sep 09
seperation settlement Hi I have recently separated from my husband, the house has sold and we are now in the process of separating the money. I went to see my solicitor on wednesday ... 01 Sep 09, by clubhits Latest 01 Sep 09 by TBagpuss	Replies:1 :394	Latest by TBagpuss 01 Sep 09
reposess car from ex after seperation Hi I have seperated from my ex in march this year and I'm currently going through a divorce. I have taken out a joint loan of £10000 two years ago ... 31 Aug 09, by lcbappel	Replies:0 :335
Financial advisor or Solicitor? Financial advisor or solicitor? All, Should I get my solicitors to sort out my ‘financial ‘matter s as well as my ‘divorce’ don’t wa ... 28 Aug 09, by Moffat Latest 28 Aug 09 by Fiona	Replies:1 :388	Latest by Fiona 28 Aug 09

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