Hello All!
I have been separated and seeking a divorce from my husband for over 4 months now. The grounds for the divorce is because of his meaness towards me.
We have two properties and he lives in the jointly owned and most expensive property. I am living in the second property owned soley by my husband.
The property was uninabitable when I moved into it but with finacial help of family and friends I have improved it to enable me to live there more comfortably.
My problem is that I am finding it ever so difficult to secure a job and I've only managed to get one 'temping' office job in the last 4 months. My husband has made me an offer of £75 per week, until I find a job and the bungalow as a '
Clean Break', which I have refused because I would find it impossible to live on this. At the moment I am receiving 'Jobseekers Allowance' of less than £60 per week and it's a real struggle, I could not survive without the extra help that my family and friends have given me.
We are both due to appear in '
mediation' in a weeks time where I am hoping to have a fairer offer made.
By fair, please consider the following:-
1)I had my own house, job, car etc when I met him 10 years ago.
2) I sold my house and gave the proceeds to him to pay off a bank loan taken out to give his ex her settlement
3) I accompanied him abroad for over 6 years while he continued his army career in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, thus, amassing a great deal of money. My career in accountancy was finished as women are unable to work in Riyadh.
4)He retired from the army at 55 and is now very comfortable on a 30K pension along with the proceeds of the guest house business that we bought together and he continues to run after forcing me to leave.
5) In 2 years time I am eligible only to a state pension which was underpaid by 6 years.....the time that I spent abroad with him!
What do you think will be the fair outcome of what I should expect from
mediation?
Thanks for reading,
Barbara