Financil split questin

[wizzdexter1]

Would a 65/35 split in wife’s favour be agreed in the following situation
W 67 years H 54 Rental property £220,000 net
house £380,000 net
marriage 25 years 10 years separated
H pension DB CTEV 150k salary 50k
W transferred to H 50k at separation this was agreed to be taken into account later on plus 100k support from w to h
H mortgage ability 200 K
W Retired, savings 200k, pension 200k DC
income 18k rent 12k state pension

It's a bit hard to follow the numbers, to be honest.

Why do you think it would not be 50:50 if you split 10 years ago?

It could be agreed, but it depends on the precise circumstances and whether the reasons one party feels settlement should be significantly in their favour are justified. An assessment will be made based on what’s in the pot, your ages, and your needs and ability to recover and rebuild. One party being retired and therefore reliant on fixed pension income will be taken into account; but equally, that you’ve been separated for a long time and the older party has therefore had the opportunity to plan for retirement as a single person accordingly will be, too.

You’ve posted before about this, with inconsistency in who the older and younger party are and the various amounts of money involved, so it’s difficult to give accurate advice. If your solicitor isn’t confident about achieving the 65/35 split and you and your ex are depleting funds battling about it, you need to take your solicitor’s advice and try to establish a split they do feel confident in.

Wife is older and retired

The older party has been supporting the younger husband to the tune of 100k over the separation years so this has depleted retirement savings

What stage are you at? Are you both in agreement about 65/35 with each of you clearly able to demonstrate that you believe this to be fair, and why? If a judge doesn’t consider it fair they will challenge it if you cannot demonstrate that you have both sought independent legal and financial advice: have you?

With those pension valuations you’d surely need a PODE?

Yes both had legal advice just had fda I have worked out what I need and it is about 65% as I am retired and can’t get a mortgage.

What do you mean by supporting the other party? It seems an unusual thing to do.

This, especially if the h was 44 at the split?
was it split 10 years ago, married for 15 before that?

What was the reason for the wife supporting the husband after the separation, to the extend that she now can’t house herself? Of he is disabled or was looking after children (for instance) that will be taken into account.

He was on a low income