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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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Ex ordered to pay costs My ex has been ordered to pay me a lump sum for costs I incurred when he failed to keep to a court order. He has decided to drip feed me this money as he says h ... 01 Feb 15, by Rumbled Latest 01 Feb 15 by Rumbled	Replies:2 :457	Latest by Rumbled 01 Feb 15
Debts Help, I need some advice.. I have a joint DMP with my STBX, however 80% of the debts are in my name. We are just starting the divorce process and as p ... 05 Jan 15, by billy hunt Latest 05 Jan 15 by harrydog	Replies:1 :543	Latest by harrydog 05 Jan 15
Joint bank account My ex decide to take our bank account to near our overdraft limit. This month I put the bank charges money in as this is costing nearly a hundred pound a month ... 28 Dec 14, by Lymm Latest 28 Dec 14 by driven40	Replies:1 :508	Latest by driven40 28 Dec 14
redundancy after separation Hi there. my wife and I split up a year ago under a trial separation period. She then secided it was over. Shes is on bens and im paying what i should be pl ... 14 Dec 14, by rob3188 Latest 14 Dec 14 by rob3188	Replies:6 :523	Latest by rob3188 14 Dec 14
Voluntary Redundancy I am in line for a one off payment of circa £22k voluntary redundancy, still married awaiting the Absolute, can she claim against my payment? ... 25 Jul 11, by paulglastonbury Latest 14 Dec 14 by rob3188	Replies:2 :690	Latest by rob3188 14 Dec 14
Costs order Hi, If costs are awarded against me I''ve got no chance of paying them, if I have to declare bankruptcy would they be treated as any other debt and wri ... 24 Nov 14, by naziam Latest 24 Nov 14 by naziam	Replies:2 :474	Latest by naziam 24 Nov 14
Freezing Order on jointly owned property My husband has been issued wih court proceedings against him. The applicant has issued an application for a Freezing Injunction. I jointly own the MH. Does this ... 24 Nov 14, by jenny007	Replies:0 :475
Divorced but won''t give a clean break Hi, After some advise if anyone can help. I seperated from my wife 3 years ago, now have a divorce but my ex will not give a clean break order. I was on lega ... 21 Oct 14, by Howard59 Latest 25 Oct 14 by LittleMrMike 1 2	Replies:8 :1725	Latest by LittleMrMike 25 Oct 14
CCJ against me from previous solicitor.Bankruptcy? Help. I''m slowly sinking in debt brought on since divorce by years of court hearings from divorce, child matters and a winding up order from a creditor that le ... 15 Oct 14, by Rumplestiltsk1n Latest 15 Oct 14 by rubytuesday	Replies:1 :425	Latest by rubytuesday 15 Oct 14
Are sole debts ignored or taken into account? Probably a really silly question but are debts accrued during the marriage by one partner in their name only taken into account in any way in financial settleme ... 28 Sep 14, by belmont Latest 29 Sep 14 by TurboB	Replies:3 :538	Latest by TurboB 29 Sep 14
Emptied Bank Account Bad day today we finally got some money paid into our joint account and I rightly or wrongly took half as we haven''t had money since June so were overdrawn an ... 01 Sep 14, by Lymm Latest 01 Sep 14 by AngieP	Replies:2 :561	Latest by AngieP 01 Sep 14
Consent Order in place but Ex won''t pay As part of our divorce earlier this year, a Consent Order was drawn up, signed by my Ex and I, our respective solicitors and then stamped by Court. This detaile ... 01 Sep 14, by hopeful2013 Latest 01 Sep 14 by MrsMathsisfun	Replies:1 :474	Latest by MrsMathsisfun 01 Sep 14
Husband threatening unemployment My husband and I are both self-employed and contracts can be unreliable. He is threatening to become unemployed and claim benefits so that my income will then b ... 23 Aug 14, by hippychick1 Latest 25 Aug 14 by hippychick1	Replies:4 :474	Latest by hippychick1 25 Aug 14
Joint responsibility for debts My husband and I had accrued debts which we agreed to split in half (£25k each). Over the last 4 yrs I have repaid almost all of my half of the debt and paid o ... 23 Aug 14, by hippychick1 Latest 24 Aug 14 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:3 :484	Latest by WYSPECIAL 24 Aug 14
Limited company debt My husband and i are separating. We have two children, 3 and 6. We also own a house together. My husband is employed full time but also is 100% shareholder in ... 17 Jul 14, by souix18 Latest 17 Jul 14 by Man38	Replies:3 :540	Latest by Man38 17 Jul 14
credit or loan debt during seperation I''m you had a need for a car and took out a credit card or loan to fund all or part of the purchase, how would that affect financial settlement? Is th ... 03 Jul 14, by TurboB Latest 03 Jul 14 by TurboB	Replies:2 :479	Latest by TurboB 03 Jul 14
Credit card debts My stbx has referred several times to having had to pay for my expenditure on CCs while we were married, since parting. I was the second user on the cards. In a ... 16 Mar 14, by constancem Latest 01 Jul 14 by .Charles 1 2	Replies:7 :1192	Latest by .Charles 01 Jul 14
out standing bills Hi there wonder if anyone can advise me what to do ??? Just over a yea ... 15 Jun 14, by jules68 Latest 15 Jun 14 by jules68	Replies:4 :584	Latest by jules68 15 Jun 14
Does court take into account debt accrued post sep Hello, Can anyone tell me whether a court will take into account debt accrued after the date of separation? My husband and i separated 24 August 2011 bu ... 07 Feb 14, by sniffy Latest 30 May 14 by SadAlice	Replies:1 :456	Latest by SadAlice 30 May 14
INDEMNITY Hi. Ex was ordered by the Judge in a court order to pay off a £3,000 bank debt and I was granted indemnity. Turns out that ex has not paid and bank is ... 17 May 14, by teecher Latest 17 May 14 by dukey	Replies:1 :394	Latest by dukey 17 May 14
Debts M husband (we are not divorced yet) and I have two houses,one which is the marital home which is in both our names and the other which we used to live in but is ... 11 Apr 14, by Lewlew36 Latest 12 Apr 14 by Lewlew36	Replies:2 :459	Latest by Lewlew36 12 Apr 14
How to deal with Marital Debts I''m on a low income, less then 10k and live with my 2 youngest sons. Separated 2 years ago, now got a FDR booked in March. Before we split we took out ... 18 Feb 14, by harrydog	Replies:0 :534
His CSA debt: do I have to pay My husband had children from a previous relationship and had unpaid CSA, he was paying a bit whilst we were together but he got himself into a spiral of debts.< ... 05 Feb 14, by noisy2324 Latest 05 Feb 14 by mumtoboys	Replies:1 :512	Latest by mumtoboys 05 Feb 14
Separation Equity & Bankruptcy Hi My partner (never married) left me 15 months ago I currently live in the house which has a joint mortgage with my 2 daughters. I have been paying the mor ... 27 Jan 14, by Ruby_Scarlet Latest 28 Jan 14 by Ruby_Scarlet	Replies:3 :628	Latest by Ruby_Scarlet 28 Jan 14
Ex still using my address 9 years after divorce? This is a longshot posting on here, but can anyone tell me how to find out whether my ex husband is still using my address (and what for) after us being divorce ... 25 Jan 14, by GlosBabe Latest 26 Jan 14 by GlosBabe 1 2	Replies:9 :3823	Latest by GlosBabe 26 Jan 14
debt/mortgage Hi, hoping someone can give me some advice on my situation. I got divorced 5yrs ago and remarried last year. I live in the matrimonial home that I owned with my ... 19 Jan 14, by nibbles Latest 20 Jan 14 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :446	Latest by LittleMrMike 20 Jan 14
Taking me to court to try 2 get me to pay HER debt Well, im now divorced, and living in rental accommodation. She owns the house, it was always in her name. She has debt on credit cards and personal loa ... 18 Jan 14, by jonm1 Latest 18 Jan 14 by dukey	Replies:2 :390	Latest by dukey 18 Jan 14
Bankruptcy and/or Divorce Hi, Asking on behalf of my partner: He was paying his STBX money towards the mortgage and towards the children. STBX decided not to pay the m ... 10 Jan 14, by DessieB Latest 10 Jan 14 by LittleMrMike	Replies:3 :444	Latest by LittleMrMike 10 Jan 14
''You owe us money letters'' Will make a nice little bonfire and in so doing will address my current problem of no heating! I''d call that recycling. Went to the '' you haven'' ... 20 Dec 13, by Caley Latest 21 Dec 13 by whatever love is 1 2	Replies:9 :1371	Latest by whatever love is 21 Dec 13
demand for money Can anyone help. I was made bankrupt in 2011 due to my divorce and discharged in 2012 today i recieved a letter from my ex wifes solicitor demanding £17724 ... 11 Dec 13, by blackops68 Latest 19 Dec 13 by blackops68	Replies:2 :472	Latest by blackops68 19 Dec 13
joint bank account A joint bank account was opened some 16 years ago with an overdraft facility. We are in the process of a divorce with the decree nici being imminent. For the l ... 07 Dec 13, by Woody64 Latest 07 Dec 13 by CakesandFlowers	Replies:1 :432	Latest by CakesandFlowers 07 Dec 13
Ex Bankrupt and consent order. Hello I have recently came out of bankruptcy, nearly a year now. During the long winded and delayed divorce which has taken well over 4 years, ... 10 Sep 13, by drifting Latest 04 Dec 13 by drifting 1 2	Replies:9 :1310	Latest by drifting 04 Dec 13
E form Doesn''t matter. P ... 17 Nov 13, by schloer	Replies:0 :563
How far does court look into finances? I have been very careful with money but have a small savings account, like less than a thousand pounds and an ISA in my name for a savings account for my son. D ... 15 Nov 13, by treaclepie Latest 15 Nov 13 by NoWhereToTurnl	Replies:1 :425	Latest by NoWhereToTurnl 15 Nov 13
Treatment of IVA in consent order I have a substational debt which is covered by an IVA (in my name only). It is due to finish in 2 or 3 years time depending on whether or not I can release some ... 06 Nov 13, by SotonBabe Latest 13 Nov 13 by SotonBabe	Replies:5 :581	Latest by SotonBabe 13 Nov 13
Advice please Hi there, it''s been a while since I''ve been here... I was divorced over a year ago, ex got house and all equity and I got stiffed, gave her all equity, a quar ... 08 Nov 13, by mbird Latest 09 Nov 13 by butterfly crossing	Replies:2 :433	Latest by butterfly crossing 09 Nov 13
Can a court order be ignored ? I am feeling really vunerable at the moment, I have just got home to find a letter from a company saying that I owe them over £20,000!! I rang them an ... 07 Nov 13, by butterfly crossing Latest 07 Nov 13 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :429	Latest by WYSPECIAL 07 Nov 13
Advice Needed Me and my ex wife separated around 18 months ago, since then I have been fighting a painful battle trying to get contact with my children. Sadly this battle is ... 06 Nov 13, by hervinder Latest 06 Nov 13 by hervinder	Replies:2 :416	Latest by hervinder 06 Nov 13
Loan for our wedding in my name Hi, I am applying for a divorce after just one year of marriage because I discovered my husband was committing abhorrent criminal acts for which I had ... 04 Nov 13, by missdamaris Latest 05 Nov 13 by Caligula	Replies:1 :375	Latest by Caligula 05 Nov 13
bankrupcy and debt with megative equity Hi My partner separated 2 years ago and the marital property was sold, unfortunately there was approximately £18500 of negative equity. There was also ... 28 Oct 13, by Jenlt124 Latest 03 Nov 13 by butterfly crossing	Replies:1 :428	Latest by butterfly crossing 03 Nov 13

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