Hi there, I'd be grateful for any advice available please. I am separating from my husband. We have a two year old and three month old twins. We were/are in the very early process of buying a house together and my husband thinks we should still go ahead with the purchase so that we are on the property ladder, even if we are apart. The idea would be for me to live there with the kids. I was putting up the deposit and paying for the legal costs as I have around 50K. He was/is due to put up 20K for the renovations needed for it to be habitable (needs kitchen and bathroom). In some respects it makes sense to continue as I wouldn't be able to do it on my own. However, I'm just not sure if its wise and can't before 100% sure of his motives. WWYD? We'd already agreed that we would be joint owners with a split of 70/30 in my favour as I was putting in the bulk of the funds and have signed papers to that effect. However, I'm not sure i could manage to pay the mortgage as I am not planning to go back to work. He would contribute, but looking at the online calculator it wouldn't amount to much. Would it make more sense for me to use the 50K to support myself for the next couple of years before I can return to work? My head is a mess and I really don't know who I should be talking to to work all of this out. Solicitor? Financial advisor? Thanks for your support.
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