Financial

Hi all,

brief outline:

lived as man n wife since 99, supported him ( own ltd comp)sorted accounts software n tech support/trained staff/set up payroll etc etc..gave up career top e grade nurse..my children were 3 n 6 knew him as Dad..he lived in my home (I paid) he rented out his ome bed flat ..we paid off villa (he made down payment before me) he also owned factory / flat in london but we cont to pay the mortgages while tog)..got married 03, bought house on basis I sold my home n he sold flat n villa...he sold flat n rented out villa ( kept it secret) 07 divorced lying cheating creap, sold family home, he kept flat in london n villa and I had equity from home (paid off debts) . I bought a nice home ( only cause I was prepared to take on big mort) with his approval..I took on big mort but have paid it..money tight, when we as couple agreed this he was going to cont voluntary cont for kids..Aug 07 he has new partner n they want to keep all and want me to move..his form E, I know he was earning in excess of 80k but declared 27! all properties undervalued..he is making a play at short term marriage n has put n/a next to questions regarding the children.. he is their Dad and since this 'partner' has stopped all communication..his assets despite the lies are still 700k mine are 100k, any ideas on the outcome? oh and if ur interested look up hrsautotrim..nice Company, can u believe the director/owner is only paid £2.50 per hour!
My children are coping but deep down I need to believe in Karma..I take care of my crying kids while he jets all over the place with the latest)They are ' children of our family' no natural father present, he made contact once and Dean wanted him out of it.Dean likes to get what he wants..

Hello Dynamite,

Welcome to Wiki. You have come to the right place for advice and support.

You have given a lot of details about your situation and I shall try and clarify what can be done.
First of all, do you have a solicitor who is looking after your affairs ? From what I have read, I think you need someone on your side who is prepared to unravel a far from clear financial situation.
If he has been hiding assets and getting rid of them purposefully, that is not very smart of him as there are always paper trails to follow hidden money. Can you actually find out and more importantly, do yu have access to paper work that can prove what you are suspecting ?
Also : all property bought while you are/were married is deemed to be communal. If there is any property he bought in his own name during that time, you have to register your interest in that property with the Land Registry. Asap. This will prevent him from selling it.
It follows from your interest in the property(ies) that when you go to court, you can ask the judge for an independent valuer to come around and value the property(ies).
In other words : he can no longer undervalue them.
One thing that you can put into effect immediately : he has to pay maintenance for the children. From what I read he has not. This is an absolute obligation on his part and if you have not already done so, please contact the CSA as soon as possible.
Just one more point : he cannot get away with playing the 'short marriage' card. You married in '03 and have been living together since '99 : the court will look at the totality of that i.e. nine years which is not a short marriage in their eyes.

I shall not even comment on what goes through a person's mind who crosses out his children in his Form E.....

To summarise : you need to act and act fast on certain points.
This man is trying to bully his way through the procedure. Please don't let him intimidate you and please don't think you don't have any rights. You do.
Unfortunately it'll probably take a long while for a case like yours to be sorted as - by the sound of it - all sorts of tactics will be deployed by your husband to deprive you of the share of assets that is rightfully yours.

Two more items : it would be good if you went back and deleted the personal references in your post.
Also : what stage of divorce procedure ( if any yet ) are you at ?

Red XX

Dynamite,

As this is a limited company, the annual accounts are available from Companies' House
www.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Or you can request the most up to date set to be provided when you fill in your questionaire re Form E. YOu may aslo ask for further information such as management accounts and even company bank statements.
You can also ask for a company valuation if he has not put this down. Is he the sole director??

Your children have been treated as children of the marriage .. and as such he has a responsibility towards them. He cannot just write them off as he appears to have done, That is very hurtful.

Do as red says and register your interest in all the properties asap. And collect every possible scrap of paper evidence that you can.

Even if you cannot prove absolutely everything, judges are not daft .. and if they think assets are being glossed over, there is a likelihood that this may be reflected in any settlement.

Hadenoughnow