Just after any advice please.
My husband and I are sadly going to divorce. This is against his wishes but he will not contest it.
He is a (high earning) accountant and therefore we ought to be able to save legal fees by dealing with some of the financial bits ourselves. I have been a sahm for 15 years which was a joint decision.
He won't hear of using a mediator or collaborative lawyer. I want to be fair. I don't want to 'take him to the cleaners'. I would like to keep things as amicable as possible although I fear it will be hard.
I have been reading the form E and am confused. Maybe. Or bewildered?
The bits about mortgage and pensions etc are I presume relatively straightforward to fill in. It's the bit about how much maintenance and what my future financial needs are that stumps me! I have no idea what my needs will be or in fact what they are right now!!
As an accountant he deals with it all.
Obviously we have utility bills, school fees, and other fixed costs. I am confused re the childrens' clothes, extra clubs, holidays and other lifestyle expenditure but is the best way to add up the credit card bills and divide by 12 to get an average monthly spend?! I know what I spend on petrol but no idea what the insurance and service charges etc are.
I am not meaning to appear a fool or naive. I am no fool and am sure once I have a grip on this I can handle it all but it is just never something I have had to do.
Any advice welcomed please.
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jenny99 · 17/04/2013 15:56
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