Buying a house during divorce

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Nc'd for this but long time MNetter

I am really hoping someone can give me an answer on this - I've been going through a very protracted divorce from a cocklodger who has been demanding money from me by pretending to be broke. There aren't any joint assets or any reason I should give him anything, he's just trying his luck.

He's buying a house and what I would like to know is whether the bank will want me to sign something to say that I don't have any claim on it despite being his spouse, so I'd be able to say that I will only sign it if he signs the consent order.

I know it's a very specific question but if anyone knows I would be really grateful!!

No you can be married and own property independently of each other. If you want to make a claim on it & the equity, then you risk having to take partial responsibility for the mortgage as well. If your are not financially involved, I'd keep quiet.
You'd have better results talking to his conveyancing solicitor/estate agent and expressing your interest, rather than his bank, if you wanted to go down that route.

You'd only be asked to sign something like that if you were going to be living there.

The fact that everything might be in your name is not sufficient reason for him to get nothing on divorce. You risk a nasty shock if you don't get some realistic advice (disclaimer - obviously I know nothing about the other relevant features of your case).

If he's broke where's the deposit coming from?

When you say there are no joint assets do you mean no assets in joint names? Because divorce means those assets are part of marital pot. Regardless of whose name they are in.