Wanting money

My husbands family lives abroad and some time back his father died, I believe leaving his estate would have been dividied between my X2B and his brothers. He has not answered my questions about his fathers share to him since I have questioned him over this matter several times. Could I proceed to take him to the lawyers if I do not get the answer I need - as it is not in UK. Or what can I do to find out this information I am sure this would be worth a substancial amount of money? Could I ask him to recover that money and pay towards his new future life here.
As I mentioned we have two properties here which we will either have to sell and share 50:50. But I would want the larger one of the two homes and the smaller other one is rented out to tenants. I have been told that he may be willing to move into the smaller one,on conditions that I give him substancial amount of finance. Firstly I do not have the amount he is looking for and if I were to arrange it with great difficulty, he could keep on blackmailing me every so often saying that 'he was not in a sane mind when he offered the larger home to me'. If I were offered the larger home could I go to the lawyers and get him to sign the 'deeds to the larger country home' and 'state that he was of sane mind' when he signed the home over to me? I would not him to continually blackmail years down the line me as he is that type of person who would do everything by hook or crook to get his way.
Most likely my grown up children will visit me once having fled the nest but very unlikely they will move in with him. I also have a feeling that X2B will settle down and get married again and most likley my children will not wish to be around the two of them. I myself had a bad time much of my married life and have no desire to marry.

Cisco

Cisco,

Where possible a relatively recent inheritance is likley to be ring fenced by a court UNLESS it is needed to ensure your respective needs are both met.
So if you can each afford appropriate housing etc without recourse to the inheritance that is what should happen.
However, its existence should not be hidden, it must be declared in a schedule of assets and while you may not get a 50:50 share of it, the money could be taken into account as his financial needs will be less because he has it...

The only way to get a legally binding agreement that sorts out the finnaces is to get a Consent Order agreed by you both and by a District Judge - who will want to know you are both being treated fairly .. and will want to see some financial disclosure ... and may even call you in to talk if there is any uncertainty.

Hadenoughnow

Hi Hadenoughnow.


I will keep that in mind nearer the timebut with his crooked way he will keep it well hidden from me in order that I do not make an issue of it.
Thanks for you help once again.

Cisco