Selling home first before divorce

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Has anyone sold their home first and then both bought there own separate houses before getting divorced etc ? I’m interested to hear how it went doing it that way ? Was it ok ?

thank you @Appleofmyeye2023 thats very helpful.

hi all,
ive separated from my husband 14 weeks ago, we have a 13 year old son, I’ve moved out but my son will not speak to me at all. Relationship with ex is very strained, he’s manipulative and narcissistic and plays the victim. I miss my son like crazy! Please help with any advice? 😞

Yes, I did.

STBXH told me it was over last July and refused to move out to rent, would only move if he could buy another property.

I remortgaged and gave him half the equity in the property (using the other half as a deposit for my property). We had £120k in equity though so I still had £60k and also have a good salary. He moved out at the end of September so it was very quick and has no claim/ownership of this house - it's completely mine.

Currently going through divorce proceedings. Solictor told me I should have waited as would likely got more than 50% and I probably would have. But things were and are very difficult and once he had told me that was over, that was that. Worsened by the fact there was/is a OW.

So yes, I probably would have got more money - but the value of being able to start to heal and move on once he had left was priceless.

Just for clarity - I stayed in the family home, the deeds were all transferred to me once I brought him out.

We did this but drew up the consent order before the sale completed and it stated on it the house was being sold with % equity split and both parties had taken legal advice (plus also had split for pensions / cash / furniture etc)

We both signed it, sold the house and got the funds. the solicitor then held the consent order in escrow signed and filed it with the court once we had the nisi through with an explanatory note. There was about 6 months between house sale and consent order approval

@Dreamer888 you need to start your own thread.