Advice needed please.
Together for 12 years, married for 4. He left for ow when our son was 4 months old. He now lives with her and she's pregnant.
He pays child maintenance and we have just sold our house and split the assets. Divorce is next on the agenda.
My initial advice from citizens advice was that 4 years is considered a 'short marriage' and I wouldn't be entitled to anything, but recent advice from a solicitor aquatintece is that I would be entitled to spousal maintenance as well as we were in a lengthy relationship.
I DO feel entitled. He would not have gone through university without encouragement from me. I helped him through a his professional qualifications a d got him his first job. Funnily enough his affair coincided with a massive pay increase. We always shared finances 50:50 and when he left I had to leave my job and relocate 300 miles away for parental support with my baby leaving a well paid job with a final salary pension as I could not afford to live near London on my own.
Does anyone recieve spousal maintenance? How much is is usually and do you think I could claim?
Much appreciated!