Am I entitled to half?

[mamabird201313]

I'll try and keep this brief, but basically I'm looking to leave my husband. We've been married for 3.5 years, but together for 11 and it's been pretty toxic for the whole time. He has issues with alcohol & gambling and he's a pathological liar. It's been a miserable time for me but I've stayed with him this long because he's very clever and making me feel sorry for him and manipulating me into never leaving him.

We have a DS who is 6 and it's starting to affect him now (he sees how abusive DH can be when he's drunk, and he sees how upset I am a lot of the time)

We bought our first house together 8 years ago, then a few months after we got married DH inherited his grandmothers house. So we sold our house, used the profit to pay off debts and renovate his grandmothers house, and then moved into it. My name isn't on the deeds at all.

So my question is, and I entitled to half of the house even though it was inherited and my name isn't on it?

Just wanted to add that obviously I'm going to get legal advice, but just wanted to know where I stand before I start the process because I'm literally baffled and terrified about the future at the moment

You’re entitled to a fair share
Could be more or less than half and only your solicitor will be able to advise on that

Not necessarily, but you should be expecting a settlement to enable you plus child to have somewhere to live. Inheritances can be a bit tricky, and open to interpretation, and the marriage is short-ish. Being not named is generally less of an issue. Child maintenance in the frame of course, and shares of other assets (savings, pensions).

In Scotland

Your entitled to 50% of only what was earned during marriage. Not 50% of everything.

Half of everything is a myth of divorce.

In England, courts will include pre marital assets to a greater degree.

But regardless, gifts and inheritance are excluded from the pot as quite simply and fairly, they were not earned during the marriage.

Naturally there are caveats. Hence talk to a lawyer.

But it is no where near as 50% of everything.