Divorcing - charge on new property?

[happylittletree]

Talk to me about this scenario: husband and wife get divorced. Wife gets large financial settlement as part of a court order. Husband gets a charge on any new property she buys.

Under what circumstances would this be likely to happen? I attended mediation with my ex and it was disastrous. One thing the mediator said is that if I got more than half of the assets, a charge would be put on my property.

I could ask my solicitor but I'd be interested in hearing what people here know, whether anyone has experienced this, etc.

A charge on a property would be appropriate if there was element to be returned at a later date.

For example 1 party gets £100k but needS £150k to buy property. The agreement could be that due to providing a home for kids etc that party 1 gets the £150k but £50k is effectively a loan to be repaid on sale or at a specific date.

A charge on the property would be appropriate here.

Courts very much prefer clean break orders. Anything else, unless exceptional cases, is terribly messy.

If the large settlement to wife is agreed by a court order, why do you think husband would require a charge on wife's property?

@Ffsffsffsffsffs The husband is a controlling jerk. He would do anything possible to punish the wife for leaving/taking 'his' money.

The 50k charge in that scenario sounds fair enough. I would worry about his having a percent stake in the property or something of that nature.

Really, I only want 50% of marital assets, but the discussion was about if I needed more than that.

If you have a deed of separation then assets after that are protected.

Thanks, @wilmathewilywombat. Unfortunately, he doesn't believe I deserve more than a pittance, so it's almost definitely going to court.

I'm getting 60% because I earn a lot less. H offered more actually. I offered to keep a stake in his house to allow him not to sell which is unusual but works for us. We are still good friends