Divorce - Property split

Hi we separated almost 18 months ago. The residence of the children has been dealt with via a family court.
My ex is refusing to negotiate when it comes to the house.
The situation is like this - we married then two years later I purchased my former council house solely in my name with a discount from the local authority of 25k
Shortly after I purchased my house, my ex husband purchased his mothers house ( releasing all the equity to give to his parents ) his parents then rented the house as an AST
I was in the process of selling my home for us to move to a bigger property when suddenly his mother passed away.
my exhusband then advised me we had to move into the house he had purchased from his parents as we couldn't afford to keep both houses running. Plus his father was still living there and could no longer afford to pay the rent.
Relectantly I agreed. My house completed and the equity was placed into our joint bank account. We all moved into his house he had bought from his parents... along with his Dad. Sadly several months later the stress took its toll and we separated. He immediately took half of the equity from the sale of my home out the joint bank .... !!!!
He kept everything we owned down to the teaspoons and refused to give me anything.
He is now stating I have no rights to any equity from the house he bought from his parents as it wasn't a matrimonial home ?
I have 2 children from our marriage he has one living with him.
Has anyone experienced a simplistic situation and if so what was the outcome ?

Welcome to wikivorce but sorry you find yourself here.

If you were married when you moved in to the house formerly owned by his parents, then it was the marital home. If it is in his sole name, you should register marital home rights.

Even if you still had two properties, they would both be marital assets.
You have as much right to the equity as he does.

Where are you living now? Have divorce proceedings been started?

Hadenoughnow

Hi thanks for your reply. I'm in private rented as he changed the locks and wouldn't let me in. Originally he tried to keep the children and went for a prohibited steps order. After a battle I got the youngest two.
I am in the process of starting Divorce proceedings. I just feel so low as he seems to have everything and kids and I gave hardly anything .

Hi thanks for your reply. I'm in private rented as he changed the locks and wouldn't let me in. Originally he tried to keep the children and went for a prohibited steps order. After a battle I got the youngest two.
I am in the process of starting Divorce proceedings. I just feel so low as he seems to have everything and kids and I gave hardly anything .