My son has applied for a financial order and it is inevitably going to end up in court. He tried mediation but the mediator deemed it unsuitable for mediation due to his ex wife's abuse.
His position is that he is already divorced. He has a child arrangement order and has sole custody of his 13 year old daughter who sees her mother under supervision but has no overnights with her. The house, in his sole name and he paid the mortgage, is about to be sold. He and his ex were earning similar salaries but his wife has now either lost her job or is on long time sick leave, after the divorce took place. She is likely to claim this is through mental ill health. She lives with her boyfriend so she is not homeless. He offered to split the marital assets 50/50, which is more or less just the small equity after the house is sold but she has refused this. Does anyone know how a judge is likely to split the assets and is he going to have to pay spousal maintenance because she is not working? He receives no child maintenance from his ex wife and is solely responsible for his daughter's needs.