Home Assets list by Solicitor?

[TomR224570]

I am new here, and am progressing through a divorce, about to come up to my 2nd FDR court hearing after 18 months.
I have been asked to write out an assets list of my former home where the STBX still lives.

Due to complications, I've not been allowed back and wouldn't want to try.

I have been told to list room by room the belongings that we had together, just to put forward to a court with regards
any possessions i would like, instead of her just assuming she gets to keep everything

Has anyone ever done this before? and if so how?

I don't necessarily want to take 50% of everything as I have moved out to temporary accomodation, but just how to play this (without causing trouble by taking the bigger items to spite her on purpose)
So basically, a list of everything down one side, and then from that list, just what I would like?

I don't really want anything, as I am having to start again, and would prefer a lump sum value to purchase items, even s/h as I need them, but its just to put forward.

Has anyone done anything like this before?

I am doing this just now. Like you, I am in a court process and going to Final Hearing in August. I still live in the so called Family home. My ex bought somewhere and furnished it. We also have another house abroad.

I have listed everything in my home. I will be moving once we settle to a much smaller house but I don't know my budget yet so can't predict what chattels I will have room for.

In the end, it comes down to value. So I have engaged a specialist company to value everything including jewellery. Then my solicitor will ask ex to do same. Otherwise there will be massive arguments. After that we try to split chattels, sell what we don't want. This doesn't seem like fun. A massive headache.

Good luck!

Thanks LesLavandes however, I think mine is more an excercise as I don't really want anything from the home, and would prefer a lump sum or something towards starting again, as I am still in limbo at the moment, living with friends..

I think I just need to do 2 columns, one with what i can remember from the home, and the other what i'd like (within reason), to at least show that I won't walk away with nothing, and she assumes everything is hers!

I think you will be due half the value of everything. I don't want much either but my ex is trying to claim it's all wirth the insurance value which is nonsense

Yes I think thats the case too as it could be 50%

However, as I have no current storage, and wouldn't really want anything, I'd rather have a lump sum in respect of leaving everything with her (as it is in the house) and start again

Not sure how to put this over though, as she'll want to do the opposite knowing I haven't got storage and make my life as difficult as possible

I think you will have to get it all valued for auction prices and sell off half the value.

This is a rubbish job...