Starting divorce process imminently, ex just spent £4k

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Hi I wondered if anyone could give me any advice.

Ex and i due to start divorce proceedings shortly. Meanwhile, he is self-employed, has some capital in the business. Spent 4k in the Apple store ladt week, is justifying it all but imo and my siblings, he doesnt need a top range macbook and top range ipad with smart keyboard plus other extras. He has some history of being extravagant with IT /tech purchases.

He's Singularly unimpressed with my lack of enthusiasm. My perspective is that until we're divorced its joint money (even if in his business?) And at the moment its not sensible to be spending lots (he only works p/t, as do I though I'm currently off sick on ssp with back injury).

Would a solicitor take this sort of thing into account at all? I'm really pissed off...

I know ultimately we need to get divorce process started asap. But meanwhile us there any guidance around this?

Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

No advice but my mother in law was advised to enjoy her savings pot while she still could . So best thing you can do is start divorce proceedings.

Spending on a business is a legitimate use of money. As has been said , crack on with the divorce and then you can spend your money as you wish.

yeah, thanks, that's pretty much what I suspected....

if i were you i would take half the savings and put it into an account which he cannot spend - dont spend it yourself either.

not legal advice. hes a tit isnt he!

thanks Carly, yes he is!

If he spends a lot now that is reducing what is available to you both, same if he gambled it all away. In cases with a lot at stake sometimes a spouse will obtain a court order to freeze bank accounts to stop money being spent, I know someone whose wife got that kind of order - husband was about to spend a lot on a complicated work thing he was required by work to invest in.

When you say in his business - make sure you know who owns the shares in that business because if it is a limited company and he does not own all or any of the shares it is not his business and if the company buys the equipment rather than he trades as a sole trader the legal position is different.