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is it too late after divorce to sort this out?

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02 Dec 09 #166794 by manhattandreams
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we divorced this year, quickie divorce....

between us so far verbally, we have agreed on child support which he pays fine and pension.

he is a police sgt, and was and as far as i know intending on going for his inspectors.

when we divorced, we had been living together for 10 years, married for 7, and he had been in the police for 7 yrs, we also have one daughter.

He offered to me, 20% of the final pension, so rather than me having it paid direct from them monthly etc he offered the 20% lump sum which i agreed to. Plus he also said that 5% of the lump sum would go straight to our daughter.

I have no pension etc as i have been a mum since i was very young. I am now 38 (pg again) so not likely to have a full time job long enough to build up something decent.

is it too late to get something like this agreed in court after the divorce? or will something else be fairer for me? I worry that as he is currently involved with a total cow she will talk him out of this, he is otherwise a reasonable man who i think would live by his word...but god knows these days. I am struggling for spare cash to afford expensive options to get this sorted. Ideally just want the mutual agreement agreed so it is legally binding, is this something that could be done in a solicitors etc?

many thanks

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02 Dec 09 #166795 by Fiona
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It certainly isn't too late to have an agreement drafted into a Consent Order by a solicitor and then submit it to the court for ratification.

Whether the agreement is 'fair' eg within the criteria set out in the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 depends upon the overall circumstances - value of any assets and liabilities held separately or jointly, respective incomes, ages, any disabilities, number of children and many overnights they are housed by each parent.

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