I''ve been feeling very despondent today. We filed our
form E''s at court and done the exchange.What I read in his has shocked me and just cannot believe what he''s just done.
Firstly, he stopped all sorts of financial help but still continued paying the rent of previous MH until June. Since July me and children had to go into temp housing with the council until such time as Divorce settlement is sorted.Fist hearing is in Oct ''12. My traveling costs have increased due to not living in the same area as where my daughter''s school is. He has equity in his property of £160,000.00 which he bought with monies from previous marriage plus savings of £80,000. Other assets are car and bike as recent as 4 months ago.
I need assistance please as I''m self repping.
My side looks very grim with no savings left after using it towards the family''s outgoings, food, children''s needs and my traveling costs. My salary was half of his and as he insisted I maximize my hours which was agreed with my employers in April. He has now halved his hours in August 2012 making his salary now on par with my income. He has also given up his company car and advised that some of his savings is allocated to his 24 year old daughter from 1st marriage to get her on property market property and rest
I own a property abroad with equity of £21,500.00 which was bought for my children and I while still living there.
I joined my husband in the UK 5 years ago with high expectations as this is what he promised us to get us over here.They''ve now finally settled in after being very unhappy in the beginning, and not happy to go back now!
He made our lives a living hell and counted every penny being spent and looking at his Form E attachments, made me want to cry. He''s recorded every penny he gave me or what he''s contribution was towards "the family" He was the najor contributor toward the home expenses.
I have not been as clued up as he was and cannot show what and how I''ve spent my savings and what I used for food, etc. My house abroad has been burgled and damages amounting to quite a bit which I cannot afford to repair and for now unemployed
daughter and grand daughter living there as house cannot be rented out in its present condition.
Will the court look at; that he''s brought us over here and cannot expect us now to be living on government hand outs. I cannot claim legal aid nor housing benefits due to the property owned abroad and the possibility of a financial settlement. My debts are mounting up and there''s no way I can afford to be living in private rent until at least my daughter finishes at uni in 3 years (she lives at home)and the youngest her GCSE''s at least.
He has offered £10,000 to which he says I can use to go back.
Our first hearing in October.