Posted this in money and in 30 days only, and the lovely posters recommended I post here too. I really need some fast answers:
I want to leave my controlling H. We jointly own a house which is about to be sold and we are due to exchange this week. H wants me to sign the "sale paper" today. (I don't know what that is.) H is mostly managing the sale. The house is worth £2million and we have a mortgage on it.
The money from the sale will go into our joint bank account. We don’t have any controls in place on our joint account regarding who has to approve the other taking money out.
I am presuming that in order to control me further, H will try to reinvest/distribute money straight away when it goes in, or try to prevent me getting my hands on it.
We have 3DC.
What would be best for me in this situation?
Should I:
Put controls in place to make sure I have to approve of any withdrawals?
Get a solicitor now and what should I ask them to do regarding the money from the sale?
I have never sold a house before and not familiar with the process (although H has and is familiar.) When is my best time to act if I a making sure that I get half of the money?
Can I - after the mortgage has been paid - legally ask for half to go into my individual account?
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justanunfortunateslipup · 26/04/2018 05:08
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