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Discussion on asset split, maintenance and all financial related issues for cohabitees who are separating. The financial implications of separation for cohabitees is currently very different than for married couples under English law.

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Is this unreasonable, and if so does it matter? STBX is getting £440 monthly for the two children (ages 12, 14) from her previous marriage, as well as child benefit. They''re not my children, and there is no ... 04 Jun 14, by pifpaf Latest 05 Jun 14 by Action 1 2	Replies:11 :1091	Latest by Action 05 Jun 14
Final utility bills Wise ones stbx is moving out all the accounts are ... 28 Mar 14, by driven40 Latest 28 Mar 14 by PGtips 1 2	Replies:7 :1152	Latest by PGtips 28 Mar 14
Do they count co-habitee income ? Hi does anyone know if the Judge will take my Ex''s partners income into consideration when deciding on the grounds to an application to Vary Maintenance. the o ... 07 Mar 14, by MsnotMrs Latest 23 Mar 14 by Faithope 1 2	Replies:9 :1356	Latest by Faithope 23 Mar 14
needing Advice Me and my ex separated 2 years ago after 25 years of cohabiting, during the 25 years we owned several business`s and properties, most of which were only registe ... 19 Mar 14, by meandthedogs Latest 19 Mar 14 by meandthedogs	Replies:2 :417	Latest by meandthedogs 19 Mar 14
Separation agreement 10 years ago Hi, after legal advice for both parties my wife and i signed a separation agreement and draft consent order which agreed i would pay an agreed sum of 50% of the ... 06 Mar 14, by headinthesand123 Latest 07 Mar 14 by headinthesand123	Replies:2 :420	Latest by headinthesand123 07 Mar 14
What is my wife entitled to Hi, Just after some advice. Me and my wife seperated 5 years ago and she has claimed benefits all this time at her mums to prove we been seperated this ... 06 Mar 14, by Thekaver Latest 07 Mar 14 by LittleMrMike	Replies:2 :455	Latest by LittleMrMike 07 Mar 14
Paying the Charge on the FMH What I would like to know is will the charge on the FHM be taken from the full proceeds of the sale of the property or from the 63% interest my X has in the FMH ... 12 Feb 14, by Jacko. Latest 24 Feb 14 by .Charles	Replies:6 :583	Latest by .Charles 24 Feb 14
Financial Settlement Hi there, new to all of this. My ex has a final salary pension that is worth five times more than mine upon retirement, however my pension pot is worth £16000 ... 05 Feb 14, by sppedymat Latest 17 Feb 14 by sppedymat	Replies:3 :390	Latest by sppedymat 17 Feb 14
When mediation breaks down My husband and I began mediation soon after our separation but he continued to play games. I instructed a solicitor to help and after several months we tried a ... 09 Feb 14, by Beyonce7 Latest 17 Feb 14 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :756	Latest by LittleMrMike 17 Feb 14
House Settlement Hi. My Partner and I are going through an amicable separation/divorce, however we have a bit of a problem with the house, I have taken over the mortgage and wis ... 07 Feb 14, by maxflia10 Latest 11 Feb 14 by MustBeMad	Replies:1 :399	Latest by MustBeMad 11 Feb 14
What do I need??? Getting divorced under the grounds of having lived apart for over two years. We own a house together and have a joint mortgage, my ex wife and 3 kids will live ... 11 Feb 14, by anderplants Latest 11 Feb 14 by Fiona	Replies:1 :435	Latest by Fiona 11 Feb 14
Being pressured Would like someone to put my mind to rest as I am under major pressure to settle financial matters without drawing up a consent order. my x and I run a busines ... 01 Feb 14, by nicwin Latest 01 Feb 14 by Flyinghigh34	Replies:4 :410	Latest by Flyinghigh34 01 Feb 14
House valuation My stbx and I are at loggerheads over the valuation of our marital home. With my form E, I provided two valuations from local estate agents and a third ... 25 Jul 13, by unhappyone Latest 29 Jan 14 by charlotte1967	Replies:5 :474	Latest by charlotte1967 29 Jan 14
Housing benefit My wife and I are considering seperation. As I had kidney failure I applied for housing benefit as my wife was stillworking which I was given. If we seperate ... 28 Jan 14, by confusedamigo Latest 28 Jan 14 by confusedamigo	Replies:4 :455	Latest by confusedamigo 28 Jan 14
Cohabiting and financial mediation My partner and I have been cohabiting for 17 years, we have no children from this relationship and jointly own the property we live in which has no mortgage. He ... 21 Jan 14, by Maggie 15 Latest 24 Jan 14 by Maggie 15	Replies:4 :453	Latest by Maggie 15 24 Jan 14
How can I explain My STBX and I sat down and agreed our settlement and I have been sorting out the divorce through wikivorce, we have our NISI, and I am posting the consent orde ... 23 Jan 14, by nicwin Latest 24 Jan 14 by Shoegirl	Replies:3 :440	Latest by Shoegirl 24 Jan 14
TIED TO MORTGAGE Hi All The AR Hearing was 18 months ago and its been 7 years since we seperated and ex still won''t apply to takeover the Mortgage in their own name de ... 22 Jan 14, by DdMFB	Replies:0 :495
does wifes boyfriend have beneficial interest? hi all, my wife and I separated in August 2013. I moved out of the jointly owned home. There is equity in the property. With regards to the separation, we have ... 22 Jan 14, by cabbage76 Latest 22 Jan 14 by .Charles	Replies:1 :576	Latest by .Charles 22 Jan 14
Company assets I am a shareholder in a limited company with 2 other people,I have sent divorce papers to my wife ,is she entitled to any of the company assets,I was a sharehol ... 19 Jan 14, by Mike hardy Latest 20 Jan 14 by Action	Replies:5 :459	Latest by Action 20 Jan 14
Deed of trust I don''t if any one out there can help My partner and I are separating after 20 years When we brought the house I put down 64% and he 36% plus we had a ... 10 Jan 14, by Terrier girl Latest 10 Jan 14 by Terrier girl	Replies:4 :476	Latest by Terrier girl 10 Jan 14
Chronology incorrect Hi I have now got a new date for the first financial hearing but I wondered if their is anything I can do about their chronology as it is full of incorrect ... 09 Jan 14, by driven40 Latest 09 Jan 14 by driven40	Replies:2 :413	Latest by driven40 09 Jan 14
what do i do I left my stbx 11 months ago, after a long controlling marriage, we are now going through divorce and the house is being sold but we haven''t even got to decree ... 09 Dec 13, by GEORDIE62 Latest 20 Dec 13 by GEORDIE62	Replies:2 :413	Latest by GEORDIE62 20 Dec 13
Advice on loans made to my ex Hello - I''m new to this forum so hopefully someone will be able to offer some advice. My spouse and I separated a year ago and divorce proceedings are ... 02 Dec 13, by cromarty222333 Latest 02 Dec 13 by maisymoos	Replies:5 :482	Latest by maisymoos 02 Dec 13
Living together With 1 Child Hi Unfortunately I need some advice. I have been living with my partner for 8 years and we have 1 child aged 5. We are not married but are en ... 01 Dec 13, by italyciccia Latest 02 Dec 13 by italyciccia	Replies:3 :512	Latest by italyciccia 02 Dec 13
Property issues I have just separated from my partner who has moved out of our home. I have asked him to sign a transfer form (issued by the mortgage company) as I have been pa ... 27 Nov 13, by rosielee Latest 29 Nov 13 by Fiona	Replies:6 :430	Latest by Fiona 29 Nov 13
Buying a new property after separation Hi all, I’ve been separated since May 2010 from my partner who is mother to my two children aged 7 and 14. We were never married but bought a propert ... 18 Nov 13, by AntonioBanderas Latest 27 Nov 13 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :412	Latest by LittleMrMike 27 Nov 13
Co-Habiting - Remortgage - Advice I''ve divorced from my Ex as has my new partner. She has a large mortgage and some equity in her home. I''m planning on buying into the mortgage/remor ... 25 Nov 13, by BeamMeUpScotty	Replies:0 :377
Current Savings Wife is talking about moving out of mh in the new year. I have some savings in my own name which I have generated over some years. If I were to withdraw tho ... 19 Nov 13, by Leon100 Latest 19 Nov 13 by LittleMrMike	Replies:3 :526	Latest by LittleMrMike 19 Nov 13
Separation with a child ; house ownership Very frustrating situation, i have offered a reasonable settlement on the equity on our house, however as i have been in control of finances over the past years ... 15 Nov 13, by Jasperpoo123 Latest 15 Nov 13 by u6c00	Replies:1 :410	Latest by u6c00 15 Nov 13
Can a time be set on sale of home after divorce? Hi All. I am divorced and living in rented accommodation. My partner is in the process of the very early stages of divorce. She is still living in a pr ... 28 Oct 13, by Ninnjas Latest 30 Oct 13 by WYSPECIAL 1 2	Replies:10 :980	Latest by WYSPECIAL 30 Oct 13
Unable to move on unless ex compile with court or I have been living with my ex-partner for 15 years and we have a son who is 14 yrs. (We are not married). The property and all assets are in my partners name, h ... 27 Oct 13, by jean3471 Latest 27 Oct 13 by Gillian48	Replies:1 :361	Latest by Gillian48 27 Oct 13
Maintenance when no children involved Hi. I''m new here. I''ve recently separated after 25 years of marriage (he cheated). I don''t have a regular job & have stayed in our home. He is currently ... 12 Oct 13, by Juliekitten Latest 14 Oct 13 by Fiona	Replies:5 :457	Latest by Fiona 14 Oct 13
Dividing chattels (Dividing the FMH contents) Separated Aug 2012, Moved into my own place Nov 2012, Divorced May 2013. Ex and kids moved in with the man she had an affair with June 2013. He has everything ... 09 Oct 13, by DutchDiablo Latest 13 Oct 13 by DutchDiablo	Replies:5 :728	Latest by DutchDiablo 13 Oct 13
Schedule 1 of Childrens Act Hi, currently seperating from ex partner after 18years. We have a joint mortgage of 136,000 and the house on the market for 225,000. Two kids 13yrs and ... 03 Oct 13, by purplemoon Latest 03 Oct 13 by Fiona	Replies:3 :789	Latest by Fiona 03 Oct 13
What is my partner entitled to? Hello ... 17 Jun 13, by DaveBor Latest 28 Sep 13 by Fiona 1 2	Replies:7 :1240	Latest by Fiona 28 Sep 13
Joint property and court process Hi Ex and myself have a joint mortgage on our former home, which is also in joint names. I have moved out and currently living with parents whilst she ... 24 Sep 13, by stodge2406 Latest 26 Sep 13 by stodge2406	Replies:2 :404	Latest by stodge2406 26 Sep 13
Forms for Sale of Property My former partner (not married, two children) is refusing to leave, buy me out or let me buy her out of jointly-owned property we once shared but where she now ... 08 Sep 13, by DRobertson Latest 17 Sep 13 by .Charles	Replies:1 :359	Latest by .Charles 17 Sep 13
legal aid hello, I am now selling my house and my solicitor has written to legal aid to give an update of the statutory costs. I need to funds for my new home th ... 09 Sep 13, by ssoria Latest 09 Sep 13 by .Charles	Replies:4 :422	Latest by .Charles 09 Sep 13
alternative to consent order? Going for self representation as my solicitor pushed it a bit too far, so need some advice if anybody can help: Consent order: i have got one semi prepared, ... 08 Sep 13, by juliette0307 Latest 09 Sep 13 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :421	Latest by WYSPECIAL 09 Sep 13
inheritance and separation Needs your expertise if any is around.... My stbx has moved out a year ago now, i bought his share of the house, all is documented and signed. I''v ... 01 Sep 13, by juliette0307 Latest 01 Sep 13 by juliette0307	Replies:4 :497	Latest by juliette0307 01 Sep 13

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