So stupid...what can I do?

[Carryon14]

Does anyone know if a short marriage is dealt with differently to a long established marriage? Looking at my options - married only a short time, sold my own home to get a joint mortgage and set up wills, then got married and did nothing about updating any of the finances/will info. The money I put into our house is all I have financially. He reckons it all gets split 50/50 because we got married. He is a high earner with pensions, shares etc. All I had was the money I put into buying our home.

You could claim on pension and assets so it may be possible to negotiate. When you bought the property how did you set the ownership up?

LIZS As joint tenants, identified in the will is the deposit I put in which would be returned to me and then everything would be split 50/50. I have my DS to consider so really can't afford to start again.

Go get a good divorce lawyer. His argument works both ways. The starting assumption is 50/50 but the intention is for the outcome to be equitable.
How long is a short marraige?

In a short marriage who the assets belonged to originally is more significant than in a longer marriage. And even with a long marriage the assets don't necessarily get split 50/50. The courts will want to see a fair split. If he is a high earner and you don't have similar earnings potential you may be entitled to more than 50%. Consult a lawyer who specialises in family law. They will be able to give you proper advice.

Don't worry about what HE "reckons". Lawyer up