husband has walked out, what is he responsible for

Hi I wonder if you can help. My husband has left our marital home stating that he wants space and doesn''t love me anymore.
We have 3 houses. The one he has left which is where me and our 4 year old son is living.
Another which is rented to tenants.
Also another house which was not tenanted when he left so he moved into it. Tenants were wanting to move in a couple of weeks ago but he has cancelled them and cancelled the contract with the letting agents.

All 3 houses and bills are in both of our names.
I am wondering in these circumstances what each of us has to pay legally.
Am I still responsible for half of the council tax and mortgage at the house he is living at? (Even if I wanted to the tenants to move in and him to move back in with us). Is he responsible for half of the bills in both of our names at the house where I am living?
I know he has to pay me child maintenance of £200 per month, which he has agreed. But he wants to pay for the house where he is living and also half of the mortgage where I am living and that''s it. The amount he wants to pay me is £700 which isn''t enough as our bills are massive. Its just a horrendous situation and any help / advice would be much appreciated.

Hi I am so sorry for your situation and cant believe how much it is like mine. My husband has left telling me he needs space. We have a 13 year old who he hasnt paid me a penny for in 3 months! We only have one house that is rented out with tenants I dont know were he is living but the small income I have from that house is keeping me afloat I Have just contacted the job centreplus who are looking into any benefits i might be able to claim not looking forward to this after 18 years of married life. I hope you get the advice you need there seems to be a lot of good advice here x

Hello and welcome to wiki. Sorry you find yourself in this situation, but you will find support here. We always advise members to be as anonymous as possible on wiki, especially when there are children, so please consider changing your wikiname if it''s your real name.

The priority when sharing family assets is the welfare of your son and a home for him.

It would be really helpful if you told us a little more about your ages and how long you''ve been married. Do you have your own income and could you afford to pay the mortgage?

If you would like advice we would need information such as:

Your respective ages;

The length of your marriage and any period of pre marriage cohabitation;

Your respective incomes;

Your respective outgoings;

Pension provision;

Any other assets - both soley held and joint;


As far as the massive bills are concerned your husband must surely be partially responsible. When you feel up to it, let us have some information so wikis can help.