i need help

hi im Matt, i was married for 15yrs got divorced last year, i have 2 kids both under 14 which i look after 3 days a week, my x wife is still in the FMH, with her boyfriend who moved in a month after i was made to leave over 14 months ago,i am renting a 2 bed flat at great expense, and i am really finding it hard to keep my head above water with costs of living. When i left i took with me literally a set of draws and a coffee table, because i was moving into a furnished flat and also so some debts from before the split of about £6000 (joint overdraft and credit card). my only asset is my share in the fmh which i really could do with right now so i can move on with my life, it is a 3bed with about £100k equity in it, currently i pay £300 a month to her, bare in mind my rent is more than our mortgage and i have the kids nearly 50% of the time.Our mortgage is due to be looked at in september 09, and lately she has been paying late, but still having 3 holidays this year so far!!!!, i am trying to get 0% credit card but because she has paid late my credit score is very poor so im buggered, all i want is my share of the equity so i can move on, what can i do?? please help Matt

Matt

What was agreed financially when you divorced?

There should have been something stated as to what was going to happen to the marital home. Either she buys you out so you end up with a lump of cash, or you sell the house, split the equity and you both move on.

Are there any orders that prevent you going to the fmh? If not I suggest you TELL your ex that the house now needs to be sold, and arrange for an estate agent to come and value it and get it on the market.

If you are doing this explain to your kids in advance that the house needs to be sold so it does not come as a shock to them.

All the best

S

Hi s,
no legal finaicial agreement has been set up, just a verbal one between us really sounds abit wooly i know, but i now need to force a sale or get them to buy me out, not sure of the best way of getting a quick outcome really??
thx matt