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Re: Captalised spousal maintenance - 4 months ago
Many thanks for your wisdom in the past few months. Final order came through today after consent order sealed a week ago, happy with what was agreed and the advice of my solicitor who essentially had the mantra "agree what you can agree and if you can't, involve me".by windout - UK Divorce Forum
Captalised spousal maintenance - 8 months ago
I am having an issue in negotiations about capitalising spousal maintenance. My ex is requesting a lump sum payment of £75000, to cover monthly maintenance of £650/ month up to retirement age. My main problem is I cannot afford this. The key issue is that she doesn't work but has done in the past, they are on UC of circa £800/ month with PIP of £350/ month, living in supported housing due toby windout - UK Divorce Forum
Re: House repair - 9 months ago
The latest tactic of my Ex's solicitor is to make a proposal that is simply unaffordable, it includes paying her back taxes on her income and a 75k capitalised maintenance payment. But what is more difficult for me to understand is she wants a second property sale to be delayed until March 2026, and the transfer of equity for the FMH to be delayed until 60 days after the second home has compby windout - UK Divorce Forum
Final Order - 11 months ago
I received an email from HMCTS stating that I could apply for a final order because my ex had not done so. Properties have been valued by surveyor, financial disclosures made by both sides and PODE report completed at the end of November. I contacted the ex's solicitor to say I wanted to proceed but the response was that she had been in touch with the ex in early December but had received noby windout - UK Divorce Forum
Re: House repair - 1 year ago
Many thanks for the advice, you raise an interesting issue regarding the terms of the settlement, the ex's solicitor appears to be trying to argue that she is entitled to a larger proportion of assets based on the fact she is unwell and unable to work, just to note this isn't the first time she has spent time in supported accommodation and returned to work after a period of support. I wby windout - UK Divorce Forum
House repair - 1 year ago
Married 25 years, two children 17 (in education), 20 (looking for work). Live in FMH with children ex, lives in supported housing due to a long history of alcoholism. I pay her spousal maintenance of 650/ month, she receives enhanced UC and lower rate PIP. I have agreed in principle to a clean break divorce, splitting house 50:50, with pension sharing on the basis of pension on divorce expert.by windout - UK Divorce Forum