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Discuss debt and bankruptcy in divorce. How does it affect the Ancillary Relief settlement if me or my ex go bankrupt or enter an IVA during divorce?

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Any experts here? I owe my ex a deferred lump sum (that was turned into maintenance for tax purposes) of over 4M gbp. She is paid maintenance of 48k per annum from a tru ... 27 Oct 13, by james2014 Latest 29 Oct 13 by james2014	Replies:2 :448	Latest by james2014 29 Oct 13
question about many debts Hi, I''m going through divorce on friendly terms, after almost two years of living separately, and we have no children. We have no assets, but ... 17 Sep 13, by smoothy Latest 23 Oct 13 by smoothy	Replies:3 :437	Latest by smoothy 23 Oct 13
loan in his name before we got married we got a large loan to consolidate debt - my student debt, his debt and it also paid for our wedding and honeymoon - oh how amusing!!! my ... 03 Oct 13, by katyb	Replies:0 :406
Should I go ahead with a Clean Break Order? My divorce settled earlier this year. My ex-husband is now wanting to put a Financial Clean Break in place. We have a young son. He has been declared bankrupt a ... 07 Aug 13, by Divorcee1066 Latest 02 Oct 13 by Lostboy67	Replies:6 :487	Latest by Lostboy67 02 Oct 13
Debt Abroad I am American and my husband is British. We lived together in the US for a few years and have now lived in the UK for 5 years. I will be moving back to the US n ... 07 Sep 13, by carnations	Replies:0 :581
Enforcing a consent order Could someone please give me some advice on a point of law for a situation which in my mind seems completely unjust. A year ago, my ex-partner and I signed a c ... 30 Aug 13, by alijwood Latest 04 Sep 13 by butterfly crossing	Replies:1 :465	Latest by butterfly crossing 04 Sep 13
Bankruptcy Help. My partner is getting divorced and his wife is refusing to apply for Absolute as she wants a financial settlement. Both parties were declared bankrupt ... 31 Aug 13, by terri1234 Latest 31 Aug 13 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :415	Latest by LittleMrMike 31 Aug 13
Lump sum order Hi, After 3 year litigation period, my divorce was settled last week. My ex got the matrimonial home and i was ordered to pay her 75k by way of a lump sum o ... 20 Aug 13, by Zirus Latest 20 Aug 13 by Zirus	Replies:4 :628	Latest by Zirus 20 Aug 13
Settle Debts? My husband and I have recently seperated although I personally have been considering divorce for some time, to the point where I attended a free advice session ... 09 Aug 13, by HLR Latest 10 Aug 13 by Fiona	Replies:2 :429	Latest by Fiona 10 Aug 13
Enforcing cost order abroad Hi, further to a cost order made against my ex at the Decree Nisi I was wondering how to enforce it abroad in the EU? I''ve served the request for a de ... 06 Aug 13, by anon8910 Latest 06 Aug 13 by anon8910	Replies:1 :436	Latest by anon8910 06 Aug 13
how to prevent a secured loan on our home I separated and my ex-partner has recently been asking for money. I don''t have any but I suspect she is going to try to get a secured loan on our jointly o ... 14 Jul 13, by biggeordie0 Latest 24 Jul 13 by MH5	Replies:2 :472	Latest by MH5 24 Jul 13
desperate - bankruptcy hello, i am desperate and need to ask a question about bankrupcy several years after the divorce and court order i still have not received a penny from ... 12 Jul 13, by Wiser Latest 12 Jul 13 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :435	Latest by LittleMrMike 12 Jul 13
Husbands unsecured debts - will divorce save house Hi everyone, I''ve been married for 29 years, my husband has always drunk heavily and gambled and has now admitted to having £30,000 unsecured debts. He has be ... 08 Jul 13, by jeanuk53 Latest 09 Jul 13 by jeanuk53 1 2	Replies:7 :1247	Latest by jeanuk53 09 Jul 13
CAN I INCLUDE MATRIMOANAL DEBT FROM H M R C CAN I INCUDE H M R C MATRIMONAL DEBT IN MY SETTLEMENT ... 27 Jun 13, by kitkent Latest 28 Jun 13 by kitkent 1 2	Replies:9 :1024	Latest by kitkent 28 Jun 13
planning I can feel myself slipping deeper and deeper into debt.. My stbx "controlled " the money and I was unable to spend anything without there ... 13 Jun 13, by GETTING STRONGER NOW Latest 20 Jun 13 by MH5	Replies:6 :463	Latest by MH5 20 Jun 13
His debt but in my name and he''s due inheritance! Hi everyone, this is so new to me but I''d love if someone could give me an idea Basically, I had approx £7k outstanding on cc''s and my husband got into a ... 28 May 13, by fivebyfive13 Latest 19 Jun 13 by MH5	Replies:1 :485	Latest by MH5 19 Jun 13
IVA, Inheritance, kids My wife and I separated in April 2012, I left her for another woman, my father died in May and left me a share in the house he lived in once it was sold (still ... 03 Jun 13, by Lilypadhopper Latest 19 Jun 13 by MH5	Replies:2 :510	Latest by MH5 19 Jun 13
Can''t find an answer to this anywhere I''ve just started divorce proceedings against my wife (more info on this post --> 16 May 13, by ambc Latest 19 Jun 13 by ambc	Replies:5 :495	Latest by ambc 19 Jun 13
Wife admits £4k credit card debt - divorce help Hello everyone, we have been married for 7 years but i am about to proceed with divorce. My wife and i are now talking and she has admitted to a £4,000 credit ... 14 Jun 13, by tk1 Latest 18 Jun 13 by MH5	Replies:4 :503	Latest by MH5 18 Jun 13
Affect of Ex''s Bankrupcy on Spousal & Child Maint Hi I have been divorced for 4 years and receive spousal maintenance and child maintenance via a court order. My ex is about to be made bankrup ... 16 May 13, by ReallyFedUp Latest 16 May 13 by ReallyFedUp	Replies:2 :580	Latest by ReallyFedUp 16 May 13
Bankruptcy I was awarded the family home at the final hearing, on the basis that I was able to get a mortgage. I failed to do so as my salary is too low. I have now asked ... 12 May 13, by tarawallis Latest 12 May 13 by tarawallis	Replies:2 :461	Latest by tarawallis 12 May 13
consent order and bankruptcy HI, I''m posting for a friend. He is ready to apply for his decree Absolute, but hasnt exchanged form e''s yet. Current situation is the FMH w ... 20 Apr 13, by Starlett Latest 25 Apr 13 by drew heath	Replies:5 :528	Latest by drew heath 25 Apr 13
iva Hi Am separated, in the marital home that has equity of 25,000. The IVA is 28000. The mortgage company wont help by reducing the mortgage to interest only. Have ... 25 Apr 13, by kpaine Latest 25 Apr 13 by kpaine	Replies:4 :483	Latest by kpaine 25 Apr 13
joint loan I need some advice.My ex husband and I had a joint loan It was brought up many times by my solicitor to his solicitor because he was refusing to pay it...th ... 16 Apr 13, by blonde cazza Latest 18 Apr 13 by Emma8485 1 2 3	Replies:14 :1875	Latest by Emma8485 18 Apr 13
Debt ... 15 Apr 13, by lolamola Latest 16 Apr 13 by stukadivebomber 1 2 3	Replies:14 :1671	Latest by stukadivebomber 16 Apr 13
What''s the best route to take with debts? After my divorce I''ve been left with lots of debts mainly credit cards - just paying the minimum obviously not doing much - tried opening new ones with 0% so I ... 14 Apr 13, by Gillian48 Latest 15 Apr 13 by Gillian48 1 2	Replies:12 :2585	Latest by Gillian48 15 Apr 13
Debt and divorce Honest advice required please: My wife and I have a total of £26,000 of debt or there abouts including a personal loan we bought a car with. As part ... 12 Apr 13, by Jammers Latest 13 Apr 13 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :443	Latest by LittleMrMike 13 Apr 13
Sole name Credit card debt from marriage I have just been going through my old credit card statements from before my separation from stbx. The credit cards were used for the purpose of our family and w ... 12 Apr 13, by Rumplestiltsk1n Latest 12 Apr 13 by rubytuesday	Replies:1 :546	Latest by rubytuesday 12 Apr 13
What does Official Receiver mean? Had a letter and the OR has put a sentence in it that I do not understand it states.... I cannot enter into a post bankruptcy acknowledgement of debt< ... 27 Mar 13, by butterfly crossing Latest 29 Mar 13 by butterfly crossing 1 2	Replies:8 :1175	Latest by butterfly crossing 29 Mar 13
Drop in Income We divorced three years ago and the split was 40/60, 60% of division in my ex''s favour. So this means proceeds from house & my pension. No kids. Married 12 ... 22 Mar 13, by ShoNuff Latest 27 Mar 13 by ShoNuff	Replies:3 :482	Latest by ShoNuff 27 Mar 13
Bankruptcy in divorce Form E I have just heard from the official receiver that I still owe everything that I went bankrupt for. Can I put this on form E as a debt still owed. If so ... 17 Jan 13, by butterfly crossing Latest 26 Mar 13 by butterfly crossing	Replies:5 :461	Latest by butterfly crossing 26 Mar 13
Debt, busn owner, foreign properties Okay, divorce Petition just issued I''ve no intention of asking for her business or foreign properties to be taken into account, hoping for a ''clean break''. 24 Mar 13, by TallTim Latest 24 Mar 13 by butterfly crossing	Replies:1 :451	Latest by butterfly crossing 24 Mar 13
self employed ex business folding, Help? My STBX was selfemployed with 2 businesses which had not been doing well, now he informs me he will be making them insolvent, He took out a personal loan in his ... 22 Mar 13, by jordygal Latest 22 Mar 13 by dukey	Replies:1 :427	Latest by dukey 22 Mar 13
Hallelujah charging orders overturned - justice! Hi All I just wanted to say a big thank you to you all over the past year. I have been reading your advice as I have been fighting for my rights to var ... 13 Mar 13, by broke200 Latest 19 Mar 13 by broke200	Replies:4 :476	Latest by broke200 19 Mar 13
Joint debt and sole debt but who pays? Separated but been married for 15 years.,no children. Question being is does it get counted as one pot and debt split equally? Majority of debt is in my nam ... 18 Mar 13, by Unique Latest 18 Mar 13 by Unique	Replies:2 :507	Latest by Unique 18 Mar 13
financial advice i am seperated from my husband now for 5 months due to domestic violence i left the marital home with our 11 year old son and im living at my parents house temp ... 16 Mar 13, by lolal8ne Latest 16 Mar 13 by Fiona	Replies:1 :454	Latest by Fiona 16 Mar 13
Married less than a year - do take his debts? I''ve been married seven months and I''ve realised it was a big mistake. I''m looking into how I can get out of this but realised that he has about £20k + debt ... 11 Mar 13, by cath3r1ne Latest 11 Mar 13 by NoWhereToTurnl	Replies:3 :436	Latest by NoWhereToTurnl 11 Mar 13
Debt question Firstly hi everyone! Right here goes...... I was married for 7 years and then decided to get divorced due to my ex wifes unreasonable behaviou ... 06 Mar 13, by john1921 Latest 09 Mar 13 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:3 :456	Latest by WYSPECIAL 09 Mar 13
help I took all debts solely in my name in our marriage of just under 5 years due to the fact my husband was a discharged bankrupt including a mortgage which I paid ... 09 Mar 13, by puddin16	Replies:0 :407
stbx solicitor invited my OR to court is this norm STBX solicitor has been told to do a joint letter to my Ofiicial Receiver re my bankruptcy, and has invited them to attend court as well. Is this norma ... 08 Mar 13, by butterfly crossing	Replies:0 :574

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