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Just Need A Rant

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scotgal2017 · 20/06/2020 15:47

Why do STBXH's act like they want to get a divorce sorted then drag their heels!!!

Been separated for 3 years next month, he left (abusive relationship of 20 years, 2 DCs, he left for someone else but denies this obviously). He banged on about getting divorce within a week of saying he was leaving but here I am still waiting. He got caught out as he seemed to think I wasn't due anything from the joint account we had and so was offering only maintenance for the Dcs, once our sols started communicating in March this year (i wasn't initiating divorce as can't afford to, work PT for minimum wage) he would have shit a brick (earns 6 figures a year and likes to spend money like it's going out of fashion so probably no savings to give me what I'm due).

Child maintenance has been agreed in principle until youngest turns 18. He offered an amount as settlement for me which I refused. He then offered a little bit more, but only on the condition he kept his job. My sol has said I accept the 2nd amount offered but not with the condition as it is irrelevant what he earns now, I'm due what I'm due from then basically (and funny there was no condition of if he kept his job attached to the first lower amount offered a week before Hmm). I know for a fact he has work until probably Sept this year, and as I say high earner, so would be able to pay me second amount offered no problem as far as I'm concerned. It's been nearly 2 weeks since my sol sent our response and not heard a peep. Feels like he is trying to drag it out now just to piss me off and be abusive. I just want it done and dusted so I can get on with my life and start to build my future with a part of what I'm actually due!!!

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namechange8765422 · 20/06/2020 15:53

Yeah, rant away. Divorces are shit, aren't they. There's no such thing as 'fair' with sexual politics, capitalism and children in the mix so it's not like anyone can split your lives or your money 'fairly' because there isn't such a thing. I hope he gets back to you soon so you're not having to wait too long for an answer, and I hope this phase of your life is over soon so you can move on. Flowers

scotgal2017 · 21/06/2020 20:12

@namechange8765422 thanks, I'm just hoping he pulls his finger out this week coming. I'm stressed out as I just want it agreed and done & dusted.

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PasturesN3w · 22/06/2020 13:01

I'm wondering who these money-grabbing women are who get their ex's to hand over squllions and 'take him to the cleaners'? (Maybe that's only rock-stars and rich US divorces?) It's clearly not you, nor me Scotgal. In my experience and my friends' the men do far far better than the women, it sucks!

namechange8765422 · 22/06/2020 17:48

And my experience too, @PasturesN3w. Gaslighting, is what it is. Those words are awful - take him to the cleaners, take him for all he's got etc etc. As I said, when you factor sexual politics, capitalism, children etc into the mix, 'fair' is a really complex one to pin down. Who is it that looks after the children more? Who is it that went part time when the children came along? Whose pension is diminished from part time (or SAHM) work? And so on.

'50/50' is not a 'fait' split in a huge number of cases because of those kinds of factors and that's where loads of couples run into trouble. The STBXH often doesn't see things from that perspective though because those life changes haven't happened to him.

namechange8765422 · 22/06/2020 17:49

*fair

TheBusDriver · 22/06/2020 20:04

@scotgal2017 @namechange8765422 i hate the arguement I lost money whilst hubby was working. Why was hubby working to keep a roof over family head

Fandabydosey · 23/06/2020 04:17

It's control. Abusive people have an issue with control

scotgal2017 · 23/06/2020 20:06

@Fandabydosey yes I think that's probably it. I haven't been in contact with him for 9 months, the kids are old enough to communicate with him directly so I only hear from him via email occasionally now and grey rock unless I absolutely have to respond. So once I sign those papers he has absolutely no control left over me whatsoever.

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