Can a financial split be this easy ... what am I missing?

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I am buying STBXH out of the marital home with an easily affordable (after I remortgage) lump of cash. I had a Declaration of Trust drawn up when we bought the house as the deposit and debt clearing (his) came out of the sale of my own previous home. Therefore, a larger part of the house equity is mine. He’s happy with his lump sum and its affording him a deposit on his own small place.

We both earn similar salary, therefore, I don’t want or need his savings, pensions, etc and I don’t want him touching mine. I’ve listed all this out in an email which he’s happily agreed to. The agreement of this in the email will form part of the Financial Consent Order once we divorce. He’ll pay a set amount CM each month and that's it we’re all done.

Can it really be resolved that easily?!! Too good to be true???

Sounds like you have relatively straightforward affairs and a reasonable ex so it can be simple!

I think it can be that easy so long as you can both agree everything fairly. I'm hoping I can have the same experience with my stbxh. Wikivorce shows a 70:30 split in my favour but I'm happy to work towards an agreement as neither of us want to fight it out and just want make sure our girls are taken care of.

I am in same situation with stbxh although waiting for solicitors to get back to me with fixed price for drafting the consent order happy we can do everything ourselves been waiting few days can anyone recommend food solicitors to draft order??

He’ll pay a set amount CM each month and that's it we’re all done

How is that calculated?

It can be that simple if you both agree but I would recommend legal advice and wait for the consent order to signed. What about child contact? A divorce is not usually signed off unless finances and childcare sorted

I found this when I split from my XH. It was all very straight forward and amicable. Made me a bit suspicious tbh!! Lol. It's lovely when it can go like that and it's helped to keep other aspects of the split on a level (child access etc). So much better if it can be that way x

Thanks all.

CM has been worked out via their calculator and we've agreed their time with him.

I was just worried, it seemed too straight forward!!

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Found Sian to be very sensible and straight talking, kid focused and with a straightforward fee structure and a speedy response time.