Friends wife is a fraud and want half

[Dirkslair]

Hi guys

Doing this for a friend I feel has been abused and risks being robbed

My Friends Narcissist wife of 4 years has left him because He didn’t disown his entire family and leave his family business as she fell out with every single one of them, read about Narc’s traits and your see what He has been up against, I wasn’t allowed near him while they were together along with 3 of his other only friends.
Need advise she told him she is going to take half of what He has, his property is worth £900k I would say, her name is not on anything at all, not utility bills mortgage anything, how does she stand if she was claiming housing benefits + Benifits and Ill health benifits at other addresses under “one” of her different names? I’m thinking she don’t have a leg to stand on, if she was frauding the system would a court let her fraud her so called husband? How does it stand? If she says she was living with him would she get locked up? Or has she shot herself in the foot, I don’t want to say anything to him yet but you know how crazy the law is.

They have 2 children which he had always paid for! They had kids before they got married,They were not together before they got married but had the kids, they lived together years ago maybe 12 years ago and paid her 7k to leave by solicitor
Regards
Justin

He needs to see a solicitor. Your post is very confusing and doesn't make sense, they had kids but were not together, they did live together, she was paid to leave by a solicitor, she has numerous names, what country did all this happen in.

Hang on they're married and have two children and you think she shouldn't be getting half the house? Is that right?

You say she is / was his wife. So yes she is entitled to a share of his property. He should see a solicitor.

He needs a solicitor - they where marriages so she has rights.

If they were married 4 years and have 2 children she is likely to be entitled to a minimum of 50% of the martial assets, unless there was a pre-nup.

She’s probably entitled to more than half.

HTH

If you think She is committing benefit fraud you can call the fraud line and report it.

What makes you think this is a good place to get advice? Surely your 'friend' needs the see a solicitor.

Solicitor is needed here. They both have rights.

Well, whatever happens, it doesn't sound like he will be left penniless and struggling!

Sorry

To be clearer they were on and off and had 2 children, the time she did live with him he paid her 7k to leave, do a Solicitor’s letter was drawn up and they went their separate ways, he wanted his kids to be a bigger part of his life so he said to her 4 years ago that he wants to make a go, she said yes if he married her, 3 years into the marriage she started texting her sons friend(not his son) in a sexual way, he stayed with her and her finale was for him to disown his family and family business or she is leaving, so the marriage lasted 4 years!

They should both seek independent legal advice. No one here can answer your questions.

Just because her name isn’t on the deed or utilities doesn’t mean she isn’t entitled to a claim on the marital home. Actually I’d be very surprised if she was owed nothing.

Still not very clear, they both need to see solicitors. How old is the sons friend who she started texting, this just doesn't make any sense.

It makes sense to me- as in I can understand your posts- but I agree with the others that your friend needs a solicitor.

I really don't think anyone on here can give any more specific advice, other than he absolutely needs to see a solicitor and get professional advice. Especially as there have been payments and solicitors agreements in the past.

She is entitled to claim benefits etc if she has moved out of the family house and there are no other assets - event if there are other assets if he is denying her access to theese then she may also be allowed to claim (they interview etc). Much will depend on how the assets were used and outstanding debts etc plus also how they were paid for and where any income from assets went. So for e.g. if have holiday homes in a Ltd co and no monies from that ever find their way to joint accounts etc then she is unlikely to be able to claim 50% of those properties BUT she may be entitled to some of the income from the business.

Starting point is always 50% and he would have to show why she is not entitled to that or whatever she claims for. He needs to get himself to a lawyer and sort the finances double quick or he will get battered if she is a narcissist as they don't like not getting their own way.

Are the children theirs? I'm not clear who the children belong to.