Consent Order / Settlement - Living In Middle East

Do you have any pensions between you?

It is very hard to comment without a full financial picture. For a Consent Order you have to complete a D81 Statement of Financial Information. The form has recently been updated and now gives more opportunity to explain the rationale behind any agreement.

It is worth discussing this with a solicitor. You could consider using the fixed price legal financial consultation offered by this site.

Hadenoughnow

No I don't have , ex has pension with NHS ( circa 20 years service) .

The Elephant in the room is the fact that if i loose employment in the Middle East I have no residence at all.

It doesn't sound like her getting all the equity is a viable option in that case.

Correct, my thoughts too.

I'd be happy for her to get the 200+, and offset the child maintenance.

That way her mortgage stays low, stays in the residence and I can save what would be the child maintenance for a healthy deposit.

So now things haver changed.

My wife is pregnant with triplets.

This changes the entire landscape .By default, maintenance will be reduced but now its imperative that I need funds to secure a permanent base in the UK.

How would this be viewed as my needs have completely changed?.

Congratulations. I don't think you mentioned you had remarried. That may present an issue with applying to the court for financial settlement.

Your needs will be changing but the needs of your first children and their main carer are a priority. The first question will I think be what their needs are and how they can reasonably be met.

All assets will be in the mix for division including pensions.

It sounds to me like you should seek legal advice.

Hadenoughnow

Many thanks for the well wishes .

Yes married 5 years ago . I wouldn’t go via the courts it would be a consent order so application to court isn’t an issue here .

It’s just the house that’s up for discussion, there’s approximately £280,000 equity in the property.

Now I have triplets on the way a base is required, whereas before it wasn’t a priority.

I’d need to move back to the UK now .

Maintenance would naturally reduce too .

I’d be happy to receive 25% of the equity which is being extremely generous .

I do not have a pension either .