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What would happen here in divorce, regarding house?

3 replies

hypotheticHal · 06/05/2022 11:38

Husband earns £80k
I earn £25k pro rata works out only £15k
House was purchased before marriage, mortgage in his name only due to my credit rating being too low
I was added to the mortgage when we remortgaged 5 years later we were married at this point
Mortgage comes out directly from his account, I've never paid towards it as my money paid for nursery fees, shops here and there, a bit towards electric etc.
I'm just not sure what would happen here if we divorced?

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prh47bridge · 06/05/2022 12:57

The house would go into the pot to be divided between you. You need to consult a solicitor if you want to know how much you are likely to get.

itsmeagainlol · 06/05/2022 15:13

50/50 as a starting point, but they take to account the length of the marriage, if there are children, what the needs of both sides are. Ideally if there is enough you should both get what you need to live on.

PeekAtYou · 06/05/2022 17:38

I'm guessing that you can't afford the house on your own salary so the choices are he stays and buys you out or you sell and split the equity.

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