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What does the law say about how to split the house, how to share pensions and other assets, and how much maintenance is payable.

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The four basic steps to reaching an agreement on divorce finances are: disclosure, getting advice, negotiating and implementing a Consent Order.

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A Consent Order is a legally binding document that finalises a divorcing couple's agreement on property, pensions and other assets.

 

When''s best to fill in a clean break agreement?

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14 Jan 14 #419033 by cozcymru2
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I''m in the process of filling out a Clean Break form online but am wondering if I should do it now or wait a while. We seperated 4 years ago and the divorce has been amicable. There are no young children and we''ve sold the house which we split 50/50. I will be using my share to buy a house with my new partner. My ex is now in rented council accommodation and unemployed due to disability, he has no partner at the moment. We both have pensions but they are not huge. We''ve decided to keep our own and not make any claims on each others. What I''m worried about is that if the judge decides that I needs to share mine that I won''t be able to afford the fees that need to be paid now in order to do that. I understand that it''s about £2500. I also can''t afford a larger settlement as I need the £45,000 from the sale of the house to buy the house i''m in now. Would it be better for me to wait until we''ve bought the house before filling in the forms? Also is the judge likely to look in his favour as he is disabled and unlikely to work again. We''re both in our 50''s.

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14 Jan 14 #419059 by dukey
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It''s never a good idea to wait, so much can go wrong.

Judges like agreements, but if it looks weighted in one persons favour they do ask how the agreement was reached, your probably worrying about nothing.

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