Greetings
Husband and wife got married 32 year ago in another country.
But for the last 20 years they have been living and working in England and have English citizenship.
3 years ago husband secretly divorced his wife in another country.
He announced his wife about the divorce only after the divorce came into force.
The wife did not know about her husband's intention to file for divorce, did not receive any information about the divorce, did not know about the court session, did not sign any divorce documents.
The husband has divorced in another country to get around the English family law. He does not want to split the family assets, particular he does not want to share his personal pension. He considers that all family assets belongs only to him. He did not want to pay for the divorce as well.
All family assets to split is located in England and created in course of marriage. It includes 1) a family home (still under mortgage, but the mortgage payment is going to the end). 2) a husband personal pension.
The wife did not work for a long time, because her husband did not allow her to work, but she worked on husband's Ltd for free, and helped him in his professional needs.
As a result, nowadays, the husband has not been working for the last 6 years and living on a personal pension. The wife has been working full time for the last 6 years and has no a personal pension in the future. A wife's salary is the same as the husband's personal pension. The husband's income is higher than the wife's income.
Wife and husband are the same state pension age.
Further. 3 years ago, the husband, continuing to live in the family house, stopped paying any home expenses, no mortgage, no council tax, no bill, no home maintenance. Hoping to save the house wife has taken all home expenses on herself. During last 3 years the wife solely pays for everything: mortgage, council tax, bill, home maintenance.
My questions:
1. Can the wife, on the basis that the another country divorce was carried out in violation of the law, not to recognise it and apply for the divorce and the financial settlement at the place of their actual residence and where all family assets are, i.e. in England,
2. Can the wife apply for a financial settlement in England?
3. Can the wife apply for a husband personal pension splitting?
4. Can the wife claim half of all home payment, unpaid for the last 3 years by husband
Any advice will very helpful for me. Thank you.