divorce

hi i have been with my partner for 3 and a half years, he is married but has been separated from his wife for 11 years now. she has now gone for divorce and i just wanted to know whether she can claim any kind of money other than divorce fees from my partner, they did not own a house and their child is over 18 so should be simple but on his papers hes received it looks like she intends to go for monthly payments so my question is, can my partner be made to paid money to his soon to be ex wife after they have lived apart for so long they are getting divorced on the 5 year separation all info greatly appreciated

She may not have any intention of trying to claim against your partner but it seems to be the norm for solicitors to advise clients to tick all of the financial boxes on the initial form.

I believe it''s only if the 18yr old is in further education then it goes to 21.

I might be and probably am wrong.

It''s standard procedure to tick all the boxes except maintenance pending suit. It doesn''t mean she will pursue the claims.

After 11 years of separation it''s extremely unlikely that she would be awarded spousal maintenance. She has managed on her own for 11 years, after all. If she would now tell a court, "I cannot afford to live without £XXX per month from my ex husband" then I don''t think they would take that too seriously. BUT everything in divorce depends on the figures and circumstances. There are some situations where SM may be awarded.