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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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Ex wife might want to play financial games? I am worried... We have just had our day in court. I ... 19 Jun 11, by GeeWhiz Latest 21 Jun 11 by dukey 1 2 3 ... 5	Replies:30 :1854	Latest by dukey 21 Jun 11
Help with house Sorry to waffle hope someone can shed some light! I have been divorced over 3 years now and live in the FMH which is in joint names with my 2 children one i ... 20 Jun 11, by yayme Latest 21 Jun 11 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :294	Latest by WYSPECIAL 21 Jun 11
want to buy my ex out - how do i know what to pay? Hi There, I am currently in the process of divorcing my husband and we have owned a house together for the last 2years. When we bought the property we ... 19 Jun 11, by babz87 Latest 20 Jun 11 by TBagpuss	Replies:1 :346	Latest by TBagpuss 20 Jun 11
Force a sale/ rental rights? Hi I co own a property with my former partner, no kids and we were not married. We purchased the property jointly with disproportionate deposits but made eq ... 31 May 11, by brambles79 Latest 18 Jun 11 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:3 :372	Latest by WYSPECIAL 18 Jun 11
Ex - preventing house sale My boyfriend and I had been together 14 years and I know he has an interest in the house. Following the split I can no longer live with him so wish to sell the ... 14 Dec 10, by was wong Latest 18 Jun 11 by Sirens prey	Replies:5 :356	Latest by Sirens prey 18 Jun 11
Where do i stand? Wonder if anyone can help. I was with my partner for 8 years (not married), we split last September and have one child. She also has a son from another ... 12 May 11, by sutmae Latest 16 Jun 11 by pixy	Replies:4 :308	Latest by pixy 16 Jun 11
advise needed please Hi,my stbx who is living in the FMH with new b/f and new baby and my two girls 8 & 6. has now gone to the csa for maintenance although i currently pay above ... 15 Jun 11, by lowermeadow Latest 15 Jun 11 by rubytuesday	Replies:5 :291	Latest by rubytuesday 15 Jun 11
Selling the Matrimonial Home Hello I am after some advise. My Ex is still living in the FMH. I said she can have the house if she can afford Mortage. (I have asked for nothing). An ... 15 Jun 11, by sizzler1971 Latest 15 Jun 11 by ditchedagain11	Replies:1 :305	Latest by ditchedagain11 15 Jun 11
stamp duty My ex husband and i are divorced but waiting on the consent order to go to court.... My new partner and i are buying him out for 47k, do we have to pay stamp du ... 13 Jun 11, by chipmunk68 Latest 13 Jun 11 by .Charles	Replies:1 :465	Latest by .Charles 13 Jun 11
Payment of Bills While the stbx is still in the home. Is she responsible for 50% of the running cost? ... 27 May 11, by scorchio1 Latest 27 May 11 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :338	Latest by WYSPECIAL 27 May 11
Short marriage and prenup Scotland Hello everyody, Im new here and heartroken like everyody else. My marriage has only lasted 9 months and my husband signed a prenup against claiming aginst my ho ... 27 May 11, by MirandaF Latest 27 May 11 by MirandaF	Replies:4 :641	Latest by MirandaF 27 May 11
seperation and mortgages hi i would like some advice on what my uncle should do he has recently split with his partner because he found out she was unfaithful. they are unmarried but ha ... 22 May 11, by emmalwhitehouse Latest 22 May 11 by NellNoRegrets	Replies:1 :414	Latest by NellNoRegrets 22 May 11
seperation and mortgages hi i would like some advice on what my uncle should do he has recently split with his partner because he found out she was unfaithful. they are unmarried but ha ... 20 May 11, by emmalwhitehouse	Replies:0 :316
Forced House/s sales ANY! advice please-this has been a slow death for 3.5years now! We weren`t married but together for 14years. She was student/low earner and i was/am pilot f ... 15 May 11, by the sensible one	Replies:0 :325
Ex wife buys new home with new partner 3m post FDR I'm unsure if I can gain and benifits from the situation I'm about to outline. Facts are; 01-Jan-10 My Ex Wife divorced me. May-10 Starts relat ... 11 May 11, by revelhigh Latest 11 May 11 by .Charles	Replies:1 :401	Latest by .Charles 11 May 11
CSA and Property Transfer Hi First of all please don't get the wrong idea that I am seeking advice to avoid child support payments. Nothing could be further from the truth. For ... 08 May 11, by daveysue Latest 09 May 11 by Fiona	Replies:1 :299	Latest by Fiona 09 May 11
Please help Hi, I am now seperated from my long term partner of 10 years but still living together. I have a child that is 4 years old and i gave up working when s ... 08 May 11, by adviseplease50 Latest 08 May 11 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:2 :380	Latest by WYSPECIAL 08 May 11
mortgage in arrears x2b moved out last year. I am on JSA. We have been in court over two yrs for son 12 custody. He managed to turn son against me so much that son 12 was making se ... 06 Feb 11, by ssoria Latest 25 Apr 11 by Fiona	Replies:2 :400	Latest by Fiona 25 Apr 11
seperation financial entitlements? Hi there, im currently seperated after 6 years and i have my own flat. I lived with my partner for 6 years at her address mainly at weekends and holidays as my ... 25 Apr 11, by kevin h Latest 25 Apr 11 by ScotBob	Replies:5 :349	Latest by ScotBob 25 Apr 11
sell joint house-adviseRE court order/valuesplit hi, can anyone help. My partner and i separated last november. he now wants me to buy him out of the house at the highest current market value ... 21 Apr 11, by SAP Latest 21 Apr 11 by maggie	Replies:2 :688	Latest by maggie 21 Apr 11
Mortgage and maintenance Our house is in my name, but most of the time my ex resides there with our kids. I have them every other fortnight when I move into the house and my wife moves ... 20 Apr 11, by Soak Latest 21 Apr 11 by Soak	Replies:3 :370	Latest by Soak 21 Apr 11
Sharing of wealth in Co-habitation I have been living with my partner for more than 10 years, and in that time I gave up my own career to help her in her business (the business has been registere ... 19 Apr 11, by Downhill Latest 20 Apr 11 by ldg	Replies:3 :365	Latest by ldg 20 Apr 11
Maintenance Hi, my husband and I are separated and have been since May 2010. He was unfaithful many times and my mental health suffered. I am living in Scotland and he stay ... 13 Apr 11, by jasper1964 Latest 13 Apr 11 by Fiona	Replies:2 :421	Latest by Fiona 13 Apr 11
my ex wants 10grand or she will take me to court hi to everybody this should make interesting reading if anything i lived with my ex partner for 16 years we have 2 kids 1 boy who is now 18 and lives with m ... 04 Apr 11, by zippy7890 Latest 04 Apr 11 by Fiona	Replies:3 :315	Latest by Fiona 04 Apr 11
decree absolute and consent order Why is the consent order not finalised at the time of divorce? Should I feel nervous that the finacial split is only dealt with after absolute? ... 04 Apr 11, by bikeman Latest 04 Apr 11 by ditchedagain11	Replies:1 :355	Latest by ditchedagain11 04 Apr 11
Time limit? CAn anyone tell me if there is a time limit on how long i have got to claim against my ex for a share of his house? We were living together for 12 years before ... 21 Mar 11, by RamblingRose Latest 28 Mar 11 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:6 :373	Latest by WYSPECIAL 28 Mar 11
Financial advise Hello i,ve been going through a long and traumatic divorse.I moved out of the family home 2 years ago now and offered my soon to be ex to stay in the house and ... 24 Mar 11, by turtleisland Latest 25 Mar 11 by turtleisland	Replies:2 :317	Latest by turtleisland 25 Mar 11
Financial Support Hi new to this forum and would welcome anyone's views on this matter. my new partner's soon 2b ex wife is claiminig that he should be giving her more t ... 24 Mar 11, by lorraineleh Latest 24 Mar 11 by lorraineleh	Replies:2 :352	Latest by lorraineleh 24 Mar 11
Mortgage Worries I seperated from wife in June and since that time have lived in an rental property and soley paid the mortgage on the marital home in full. I haven't wanted to ... 14 Jan 11, by mightyredmen Latest 20 Mar 11 by hawaythelads 1 2 3 4	Replies:22 :1754	Latest by hawaythelads 20 Mar 11
Savings I have some money left to me by my father. can I spend that money , my father wanted me to buy a lovely watch and to get my children something to remember him b ... 14 Mar 11, by gloria2 Latest 14 Mar 11 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :353	Latest by LittleMrMike 14 Mar 11
HELP Hi im finding things difficult at home at the mo,i get told if i dont like it then move out!!,now when we moved in together i moved into her home and have paid ... 25 Feb 11, by lincolnshirepoacher Latest 28 Feb 11 by .Charles	Replies:2 :382	Latest by .Charles 28 Feb 11
She's had I/V's and job offers but stays at home Spearated from wife, in the Petition she says she is a house wife, but has always worked. She was made redundant, and not stay at home. what d ... 23 Feb 11, by dipeshmak Latest 25 Feb 11 by .Charles	Replies:3 :355	Latest by .Charles 25 Feb 11
hello all please help !! My partner and i are in the process of seperating. What are we entitled to ? We hold a joint mortgage with approx £90k asset.We have 2 children living ... 13 Feb 11, by edt Latest 15 Feb 11 by edt	Replies:2 :337	Latest by edt 15 Feb 11
Legal rights for cohabitants 03 Feb 11, by maggie	Replies:0 :427
D81 form... any issues ??? Hi All Finally me and my stbx have finally agreed to give up the solicitor route and proceed with the decree Absolute (after I gave a small lump sum) 24 Jan 11, by Davidmm Latest 24 Jan 11 by dukey	Replies:3 :378	Latest by dukey 24 Jan 11
separated from partner hi, i have just separated from my partner. around 2 months ago she disappeared after another argument over her son and his bad ways. after 5 days of no cont ... 18 Jan 11, by vin278 Latest 19 Jan 11 by vin278	Replies:6 :357	Latest by vin278 19 Jan 11
xtb is helping himself to mortgage current account I am feeling so low at the moment and not sure what to do. xtb moved out march 09. I am living in the marital home with my two daughters aged 15 an ... 11 Jan 11, by MrsPotatoHead! Latest 19 Jan 11 by rasher 1 2 3	Replies:20 :1239	Latest by rasher 19 Jan 11
Possessions Hi, I seperated from my ex-girlfriend 6 months ago and moved back to Scotland from Leicestershire to live with my brother. Since then, I have left ... 17 Jan 11, by Derick Latest 17 Jan 11 by Fiona	Replies:1 :419	Latest by Fiona 17 Jan 11
Mortgage payments A question for my neighbour if that is ok as her partner will not let her use the computer as he says it is his. He has decided that he wants to sepera ... 14 Jan 11, by julie321 Latest 14 Jan 11 by Tets	Replies:3 :425	Latest by Tets 14 Jan 11
Separating from partner of 17 years, with 1 child. Dear all on this site, I have just come a cross this site as I need help because I've never had to go down this road before and really do not know what I'm ... 10 Jan 11, by bbe1974	Replies:0 :329

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