Married for 18 years, wife is 41 and I am 50. We have two children of 13 and 10.
Equity in marital home is £540,000. Pensions £10,000 to her and £130,000 for me.
Wife earns £42,000 (with salary, child maintenance, child benefit and disability allowance for daughter)
I have not worked for 6 months because of COVID but have continued to pay the mortgage on family home £1510.61 per month.
I had a limited company but am closing it and court agreed my salary would be around £35,000 if I took a permanent job,
In first hearing in February when I was working the judge ordered 65% / 35% in her favour. I thought this was high and was hoping 60% would be fairer. I therefore took it to a final hearing and went through with it because I hadn't worked for months so thought my case would be even stronger now.
Anyway at the final hearing the judge ordered 70% to her to my horror. I didn't have a barrister this time as I couldn't afford one because I was also ordered by the court to pay the mortgage every month and didn't want to get into debt.
Is this settlement fair as I don't feel it is at all. I have written to the court to appeal it but I have read that appeals are very given. In hindsight wish I had accepted 65% now and would settle for that but had no idea I would get a worse settlement at the final hearing.