Practicalities impending separation

[Notmyideamovingon]

So "d"p is moving out soon, his idea, trying to keep it amicable. Two children under ten, not married, joint home owners.

For now the children will live with me and ex will pay half mortgage and full maintenance for which I am grateful. In time he reckons he will have them one night a week plus facilitate various activities etc

I'm making a list of things l need to do to separate.We've agreed to take his name off joint account, split savings and he will sign the car I drive over to me. I need to update utilities etc, buy a tv licence in my name.

I can't figure out what to do about things like joint life insurance, car insurance etc. Can e.g.car wait until renewal etc.

Anyone else at the same stage, any tips etc.I know I need to get legal advice etc but just can seem to make myself at present.

I need to do a tax credit application but I'm not sure whether I need to wait until his name is off the bank account etc.

You can start the tax credit immediately. Have you got your own bank account that it can go into, if not that needs to be the first thing you set up.

Also inform the council as you'll get a single occupancy discount

In view if the car sometimes it is cheaper to leave as it is but they should be able to tell you that.

I know it seems amicable now but thing's do get nasty at times. I personally wouldn't have agreed to anything without legal advise as you might be doing yourself a disservice by only taking half

Thank you was doing. Tax credit form is filled in to be posted tomorrow, council tax done. Honestly with reassured to savings etc were not married fifty fifty is as good as it gets as far as I see. We're just "freezing" the house at the moment nothing is decided there.I will get legal advice I just can't face it at the moment.