Protection of finances accrued during separation

Hi,

My wife and I have just separated & I understand we can form a Separation Agreement to split our existing assets until the divorce comes through.

My question is that if I save additional monies within the two year period before we divorce, or if I use this additional money to move home within this period, is my wife entitled to a share of this? She has advised she is happy to sign the current property over to me & we are to split our existing savings 50/50.

Can I legally protect myself from any additional wealth gained during this two year period?

Any guidance on this would be appreciated.

Kind regards,
Chris

A separation agreement is really a bad idea. Waiting 2 years to divorce is a bad idea also, for precisely the reasons you mention.

Best advice is that, if the marriage is over, you should get a divorce and a Consent Order sooner rather than later.

A separation order isn''t legally binding.

At best, if you went for full disclosure and both had legal advice, a court may see it as persuasive if either of you later changed your minds but they wouldn''t be bound by it.

If there isn''t a consent order either party can come back to make a claim at any time.