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Divorce/separation

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Julia1919 · 30/07/2021 19:50

Nov 2015 I discovered not only had my husband of 18 months cheated on me with a girl 20 years his junior, who he met off a porn chat site, she also became pregnant and had a baby in the July.
When I found out, the affair had finished. He ditched her when she became pregnant. He doesn’t see the child (his choice) but pays maintenance.
We tried and at first succeeded to move on. Then we became like brother and sister (sex was always instigated by me). Now I know he preferred the S&M. I eventually asked if he loved me like a wife or sister, he said sister. Since then (2017) we have separate bedrooms, no intimacy, not even a peck on the cheek. Life has just plodded on, we have holidayed, attended weddings abroad, been out socializing with friends, the perfect couple on the outside.
We have recently finished updating the house and its looking fab.
I have recently been getting fed up of living this way, and deep down my gut instinct was telling me he’s cheating again. I am wife number 4 and he has cheated on all wives!
Last night he came out with ‘I’ve been seeing someone’. I coolly replied I know. His face dropped.
I told him to pack his bags and be out of the house by tomorrow (today). His reply was its not that easy! I told him yes it is go out the door, lock it and put the key back through the letter box. I asked who she was and got that’s irrelevant, is she married/ she was but she left her husband, did she leave him for you? No he replied. Is she pregnant, No. Go and move in with her, it’s not that easy!
I then went off to bed. Didn’t see him this morning as I left early for work. When I got home I packed all his clothes in bin bags and put them in the hall. He came in later, went straight upstairs and 3 hours later is still up there.
I have downloaded the divorce papers. I am not being driven out of my house. My plan is for him to do one, I will then serve him with the papers for adultery. The finances can be sorted later. The house and his private pension are in the pot. I intend to pay the mortgage for a year or so then when ‘I’ am ready I will get the house on the market. I only work 25 years, he earns a lot more than me. Not sure if I can go for maintenance for me or not. House bought jointly. I am 57 he is 55. I need to get his pension frozen as he can access 25% of it now. Thankfully we have no kids together and I have a grown up son.
I know he could force me to sell the property, but I presume he would have to go to court for this?
I just wish he would leave. The first time I found out he said it was a mistake and he didn’t want to go. Yet he does it again and still refuses to go! My fear is when he drinks, which most nights he does, he can get nasty.
Any advice /thoughts would be much appreciated.

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Constellation89 · 30/07/2021 22:28

Hello OP, that sounds awful. I don't have any advice unfortunately but just wanted you to know that I hear you. You deserve so much better that this and you most definitely should not be driven from the house. Can you see a solicitor to get some advice and see where you stand? Wishing you well

MarieG10 · 31/07/2021 07:43

There are a couple of members that are lawyers that post on here.

In reality, you can't force him out of his house, any more than he can force you out of it either as it is both your homes. The exception is if he has been violent etc

You are just going to have to go through all the grind of getting documentation together and get the process started ASAP as the sooner started, the sooner ended. He will be clearly familiar with the process. Sad you have had to put up with it for so long.

Surprising that if you are wife number 4 he has much pension or assets left! That why most divorced guys I know refuse (much to the upset of their partners) to get married so they don't get financially stripped!

Weenurse · 31/07/2021 07:49

Get some legal advice as being wife number 4 may alter how much is in the actual pot.
Good luck 💐

millymollymoomoo · 31/07/2021 07:51

You can’t force him out of the house he has a legal right to stay
You’re asset share will depend on multiple factors but namely length of marriage ( not that long), dependent children, ( none) assets accrued jointly,
His pension is likely to only consider that accrued during your marriage

See a solicitor

Julia1919 · 31/07/2021 19:41

Thanks for the replies. The other 3 wives had full and final settlements. The pension is around £300k, £220k of it accrued whilst we were together. He has now left the house, I presume to move in with other woman. I have a solicitors app next week. I wanted to stay in the house until my head is in the right place. I am quite prepared to pay the monthly mortgage payment whilst i live here. I can't afford to pay all the bills too though.

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millymollymoomoo · 01/08/2021 17:25

I presume you meant in your op you only work 25 hours ? In which case you’ll need to look to increase them
He will be advised not to agree divorce without the financial settlement

Julia1919 · 05/08/2021 20:05

I did mean 25 hours. Spoke with solicitor, basically because of my age and financial status he has written to husband on the basis of:
Him being younger and in a better job with more prospects plus more capital than me that I should get more than 50/50 of the equity in the house. As he has recently received a £40k finance payout I am entitled to some of that plus he can draw down 25% of his pension which again I should receive which will then enable me to buy a small property mortgage free. I will then be able to claim 50% of the remainder of his pension.
Sounds good in writing but I can't see that happening!
UPDATE: He didn't come home last weekend, so I was hoping that he had left. But Monday evening he came home, went straight upstairs and stayed up there all night. I actually text him to say that I thought he had left, he replied no. I then text, surely after cheating twice (I have a feeling its lots more) he doesn't expect us to live in the same house. I got no reply. This has been the same pattern all week.
So tomorrow he will receive the solicitors letter. I am hoping but not holding my breath that this will make him talk to me so we can try and sort things without spending thousands on solicitors, but I doubt it. I am more angry as its him who has had the affairs and ruined everything but he seems angry at me! Why can't he grow a pair and speak to me, admit he's wrong and apologize!! I would respect him more than his silent treatment?

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millymollymoomoo · 05/08/2021 20:58

Your solicitor seems overly optimistic to me

Julia1919 · 08/08/2021 07:52

Must be feeling guilty as he has agreed to what my solicitor says. Well for now.! Still spending weekends I presume with her but coming back here Monday to Fri! Told him he can’t do that as it’s cruel. I cannot believe you can change overnight from a nice easy go guy to a cruel heartless human.

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DinosaurDiana · 08/08/2021 07:56

Death and divorce is when you see the real person.
Just keep going, you’ll get there eventually.

Julia1919 · 29/08/2021 09:15

Just an update: He has surprisingly not responded to my solicitor letters. Nor is he talking to me. We are still living the same way, disappears at weekend and 1 week day every other week. When he is at the house he sits on his computer drinking wine. Prior to him doing one at weekends he was averaging 10-12 bottles wine a week. My solicitor is now writing again to see if he will agree to a divorce on the grounds of adultery, if not then it will be unreasonable behavior.
I can't understand why he just doesn't get the ball rolling with everything. He admitted he was going to be with her, so just go, get divorced, sell the house and move on. He seems quite happy to let this scenario carry on! Though we did send a text a few days ago when it was my birthday! Neither does he like it if I go out in the evening, by the time I get home (around 10 ish) even though he is still on his computer all the downstairs lights are turned off!

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