I have been with my partner for 4 years, he has been trying for a divorce for 2 years, in the time we have been together we have purchased a home together, when he left his wife he let her have the house which was a council house, he took on the debts from loans and credit cards and he left her everything in the house. He pays the proper child mainteneance every week.
We have just had confirmation that she will now agree to divorce but will not agree to a clean break order. My question is: the house I have bought with my partner, can his ex wife in years to come, try and get a claim on the house?
Something you need to do is seek legal advice on this, which your partner will have to do anyway in order for the divorce to go through. One question that has to be asked is why your partner’s soon-to-be ex-wife won’t accede to a clean break order, unless she’s scared that he might try to claim some of the assets from the house they had together.
Although it’s highly unlikely that any claim she made on the property you and your partner have bought together would succeed, it’s theoretically possible that she could bring a case. That said, however, from the circumstances you’ve described – leaving her everything, taking on the debts and giving her the house – would make it almost impossible for her to gain anything more, especially as he pays his child support on time and in full. Depending on the circumstances of their split, the aforementioned fear might be one motivation for her, as might revenge, to keep him on edge about what she might do.
Whichever way it’s viewed, it’s not a good situation for you, which is why a discussion with a solicitor is important. He can review the facts fully, tell you exactly how you stand, and also suggest strategies that can work and put your minds at rest.
A clean break order would, of course, be the ideal solution. It brings a permanent end to any claims either spouse might have on each other, even after death, although naturally it has no effect on the children or the payment of child support; it’s strictly between the two adults in the marriage.
Since your partner has already given everything to his ex, on the surface it would seem that he has few bargaining chips, although possibly the willingness to put everything in writing, and make his ex feel more secure, might be enough for her to agree not to pursue any claim, however tenuous, against the property you and he share.
Again, this is something a solicitor can review and possibly incorporate into the divorce settlement, even if it’s not a clean break order as such.
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I recently got divorced and completed a consent order with a clean break. I know my ex cant claim for anything else. I've a new partner who is still married and we intend to purchase a new home. As she gets on well with her ex partner she does not want to get a consent order. Will this leave us vulnerable to future claims by him and if my partner should die before me will he be able to make a claim on her estate and force me to sell our house to realise any assets? Also would us being married make any difference to future claims being made by him? thanks
If the divorce was never finalised, will his ex-wife (who has moved on herself with 3 more children, but never married) have a claim to any estate or finances? He has always paid child support and they rented the home he lived in before separation and moved out. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I wish to move out of our home and get on with my life. There is no one else involved.
Last year we put our property into a trust, my wife and I being trustees along with our daughter.
Is it possible for me to force sale or do I need the support of my daughter to do so.
Left all marital assets to ex in rented accom they lived in.
Do either them have any financial claim on the other if they get divorced
He is now saying he wants me to sell so he can get his name off the mortgage
Can he do this ?
Been seperated 12 years
My name is still on morgage.
I have a nrw morgage with my partner.
If i die can my x claim any part of this house
Have been rehoused by local authorities
I was married to a Thai lady for six years. We had property in Thailand (freehold, no mortgage) and a property in the UK (mortgage). I have sole custody of our three children now that we have separated and have remained in the family home, which is solely in my name. Our decree absolute came through two years ago.
At the time we agreed verbally that she would keep the property in Thailand (acquired after we were married) and I would keep the property in the UK. Both have similar values. I have copies of title deeds, valuations etc. Foolishly I didn't pursue a clean break order as my ex was (and still is) in permanent opposition to any suggestion I make, no matter how sensible.
Now, she has figured out that she can still make a claim for my estate and is denying that her estate in Thailand exists. She is constantly asking me for money, and making all the usual threats..As such I'm considering forcing her hand and making an application for ancillary relief to get her off my back.
My question is will the courts take the Thailand estate into consideration? And, if it's all a big show on her part, will she really be entitled to 50% of my estate, even several years down the line?
My ex-wife is a devious so and so, is highly skilled at deception but isn't the sharpest tool in the box.
Please help,
John.
I have been browsing the internet for couple of hours now and I am really struggling to work out whether I will need a clean break order. I married my wife at the age of 19 (she was 21 and had a daughter from her previous) fast forward 7 years, we have a son together and she committed adultery and I left. We have no savings, I am on a low income and we have no mortgage. I have taken the debts accrued between us and I pay maintenance for my son every month. What is the likelihood she will make a claim later on in life and if she did what are the chances it would be successful?
Thanks in advance
His family has confirmed that he has written a will and left his estate to his nephews
As I am still legally his wife do I have any claim on his estate
I forgot about one credit card I had, that I had named her as a card holder on. and seeing as she lived at the property that the card was registered to, I never knew she was still using it. (for 5 years now since the divorce) she was making monthly payments, but never enough to lower the card
She has now moved to the US and it is being used as an american express card. I know have a bad credit rating cause of this card, and managed to lower the credit limit seeing as it was registered to me, the ex wife has now found out i lowered the allowance and has stopped paying it off. Am i now responsable for what she owes?
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