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will my house purchased after seperation be includ

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29 Jan 08 #12258 by dukey
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i sepeated from my wife a year ago now she wants a divorce i left with only my cloths and was happy to do so will my new house be included in the divorce settlement

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29 Jan 08 #12262 by Tinny
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Hi
All your assetts and those of your Ex are taken into account.

I think if you post details of:
Value of FMH (former matrimonial home)
Mortgage outstanding
Value of new home (if I understand your post completly)
Salaries
Pensions
Ages
Children (numbers and ages)

With this info someone here will give you an idea of what might happen or what to do next.

Have you tried the calculator?

Tinny

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29 Jan 08 #12268 by dukey
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Hi thanks for that i cant get the calculator to work theres no control tab.
Our marital home was owned by my wife i was advised by the Halifax when i bought my new home that because i was buying it after i had left my wife the house would not be part of a settlement i take it this was bad advice, many thanks

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29 Jan 08 #12271 by Tinny
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I hope someone can advise better than I, but it doesnt sound like good advice to me. Maybe the halifax were confused and thought your financials had been agreed.

Are you getting any legal advice? Think you need this sorted quickly. There are a few on here with good knowledge of these things. Keep picking brains. If you get no repsonse re post in case the original is missed.

Tinny

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29 Jan 08 #12273 by dukey
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Hello Tinny no formal advice yet my wife only told me about the divore on sunday i am hopeing that i can agrea to her terms without disclosure she has much more to loose than i do i can still visit my stepkids every other day and am keen not to upest her and risk the visits she allows she owned her home when we married and i would never try and claim any part of it despite whatever work and money i spent on it also i dont want to upset the kids they may not be mine but i could not love them anymore if they were.

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29 Jan 08 #12276 by Tinny
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Its probably best if you can both agree something between yourselves but just make sure you get it right. Were you married a long time? If you were you may have a claim on her house whcih you have said you dont want to do, admirable sentiment. That may negate (is that a word?) any claim she may have on yours as she may be worried about any claim you could have on hers.

Hopefully you can keep things amicable and remain in contact with your step kids.

I would stress that you should double check everything to make sure you are not selling yourself short.

Tinny

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29 Jan 08 #12278 by dukey
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Hello tinny yes negates a very posh world well done i was married for six ish years i am doing my best to keep things light and breezey but my wife has little to say on the odd occasion we meet i dont visit fmh my mother in law allows me to visit there very good of her my eldest step daughter has a two year old girl the love of my life and i take her out for a few hours every week something i look forward to, if i can i will agea to my wifes terms if i can afford it i despise men who put money before the welfare of children biological or not if i cant afford the terms i may have to resort to a sol but that would be a last resort thanks again tinny

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