Completely Lost!

Hi Everyone
A year ago, my wife (of 6 years) started having an affair. She kept denying it and I kept finding evidence but stupidly kept believing her. Ultimately, this led to me developing a heart condition and ulcer and made me more ill than anything before. She was the breadwinner and a big earner and her promotion was the reason we sold our house and moved down South from the North. I stayed home and looked after my son (at the time 12 from a previous marriage but brought up by her and I completely). We sold my house when we moved down and lived in rental accommodation which I still live in with my son. She has moved into London in a flat which is paid for by her employer and she is currently paying the rent on this house. She is also paying £650 towards the running of the house.
I have been unable to work because of originally my son and then because of my health issues so am in receipt of benefits. All the money from the sale of my house was spent on cars, holidays, and stuff for the house.
She has always avoided the issue of divorce but suddenly has now been to see a solicitor and is seeking a divorce citing 'Unreasonable Behaviour' (guess objecting to infidelity is unreasonable?). She has also told them that she was to stop paying anything towards me. So bearing in mind she is earning in excess of £80k complete with her employer paying for her car, her accommodation and even her rates. So I have sold my only security and spent the money on us, relocated from my home 300 miles, spent my time looking after our son and her three dogs and became life changingly ill, I am supposed to just call it a day and let her walk away.
I just called a solicitor who basically said i would not be able to claim any kind of maintenance. This in reality means being made to move out of our home and rely on getting low level rental accommodation and living off benefits.
Is this true/accurate? I can't believe she can just walk away like that.
Sorry about the length of this future Country and Western Song but I don't know who to turn to.
Thanks in advance

Hi cullers,

From what you write, the disparity of your respective incomes is such that the comment by the solicitor you went to see surprises me, to say the least.

You could do a lot worse than ring the number on top of the wiki home page or alternatively see another local solicitor.
I obviously do not know on what basis the first sol said you were not entitled to maintenance - all I can say is that it sounds wrong to me.

Good luck and let us know how you get on

Red XX

I have to agree with red. Ring the number at the top of this page and see what they say. You should get somethings. She cant just dump and walk. But many do. But I must warn you that should she decide to be "dificult" then you are in for a hard fight. Depends on what she is like realy. Sounds a total bi*** if you ask me. C.