consent orders

Hi can anyone help. my partner is going through a divorce. He has agreed to transfer the property into her name and pay off half the mortgage. She also wants a £5k lump sum (for no reason)which he cant afford. i suggested he transfer the property and pay half the mortgage but tell her if she wants the £5k to chase him for it (presumambly take him to court) i suggested this because i cant see why he should pay £5k as she earns 3 times his salary. His kids are over 18 and at uni and i think she has more to lose as she will be made redundant in 3 months so he could be entitled to her redundancy??. He has had the decree nici so my question is can he give her the property and pay off the mortgage and then go through the Absolute without a Consent Order?

He would be very foolish to get divorced without a financial settlement properly in place. It''s difficult to comment on what a fair split would be as things like age, health, pensions, earning potential, housing needs all need to be taken into account. Maybe the £5000 she is asking for is in lieu of pension sharing?

The redundancy issue could be a double-edged sword if his wife loses her employment income in the next few months.

Yep agree with Action, he should not give er anything without a consent order. Since the kids are no longer dependent this should be a Clean Break. Why is he giving her the entire house and paying half the mortgage if she earns 3 times his salary?

thanks for the help. basically he inherited a house so hes paying half the mortgage and give her the FMH.Their pensions are similar and although she earns 3 times as much she will be made redundant in a few months.everytime they reach an agreement she increases the lump sum shes asking for. Some of it to pay off her credit card but she wont disclose the statement.Over the years he overpaid the mortgage and thinking he was shortening the term she was withdrawing it to pay of her credit card (£15k) what a nightmare this is. i thought my divorce was stressful. its even worse when you cant take any action yourself and have to sit by