Hi,
I'm currently going through a divorce and seeking advice to help me move this forward.
To give some background on this, I applied for divorce in February 2023 and currently in the cooling off period until July when a conditional order can be applied for.
As part of this divorce my wife still lives in the house that we brought together with our children. This has been the case since April 2021 where I still contribute towards half the mortgage and am paying child maintenance.
Our fixed term mortgage is due at the end of October and my wife and I are now in a position where we would like to put the house up for sale.
We had previously agreed a % split on the house sale verbally and this then changed and have now come to an agreement on how the equity on the house will be split once the house is sold. We have also agreed over email on how we will separate Savings, Pension, Shares, Household Items, Our Car Finance, Loan and ongoing Child Maintenance and Child Care arrangements.
So we can move this forward on the basis of what's been agreed in email between both parties I'm looking to seek advice on how to take this forward either through a mutually agreed document or through a Financial Order which we can have legally binding to ensure the conditions of these arrangements do not change in the future.
I'm looking to seek advice on if I should seek legal advice on getting a Financial Order arranged ahead of our conditional order date of July 15th or if another document can be drawn up and agreed by both parties to ensure that the agreement through our emails on separation of assets can be legally binding and does not change or put me at risk or further change as we process the house sale in the coming months.
I'd like to get some advice on how to proceed and move forward on the appropriate next steps and hoping I can get input around this situation.
Thanks