Inheritance / savings

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Both married.

Partner A wants a divorce.

How can you tell if someone has come into money?

Partner A wants 50% of partner B Inheritance and Redundancy.

Partner A recently lost a parent who is very wealthy.

Partner B thinks they should each keep their money. They won't mind splitting the money if they legally have too.

Partner A hasn't mentioned inheriting yet have bought a new car and been on holiday twice recently.

Partner B paid 50% of bills and mortgage while on job seekers and used most of savings / inner. Not had redundancy yet. It's been ongoing since April.

Thanks.

Unless they will declare any inheritance it's difficult to force someone too. Even if it goes to court, if they are brazen enough and bluff it out you won't get anywhere if they lie.

The one thing you can do is pay for a forensic accountant who will be able to find any hidden bank accounts etc but it's not cheap

Sounds like you need to see a divorce lawyer. You seem to be living two separate lives anyway.

Has B actually received the inheritance? I think a judge would question the timing of one party coming into money and the other suddenly wanting a divorce and half of it.
My understanding is you must produce documents (tax returns, bank statements) about your wealth. To hide it is illegal. Get a solicitors advice.

Make the separation legal now, as then the redundancy money may be left out.

You can easily find out if someone has inherited money by getting a copy of the deceased person's will.
www.gov.uk/search-will-probate
It's only £1-50.

Inheritance and redundancy will be used and split if reaching a fair outcome requires using it especially to meet needs of both parties

partner a might not be entitled to 50%

partner a and b need to understand what assets are available for split, what needs there are and what a ‘fair outcome ‘ looks like
ciuld be more or less than 50% of assets available