Hi all reposting here as lovely mn’ers on separation thread suggested to…..
I’m embarrassingly completely lacking in financial and divorce related savvy and need help. Allegation was made against my husband by one of our children and ss became involved. Children are adopted and recognised as having severe trauma and SEN. Husband is using situation to walk away having wanted to I think for many years but didn’t want to be the bad guy. Now he has an excuse. He has insisted house needs to go on the market as no other option. Keeps saying this in front of kids. I had hoped for sake of kids we would find a way to avoid this massive stress for them but I think he feels if he can’t live here no one can. Currently all living together but he is not parenting, also a cause of stress, kids are confused.
i have debt of more than £10k, I doubt there will be more than £100k equity in the house which leaves us with £50k each. I only have a small part time job so couldn’t take over the mortgage as I guess I wouldn’t be allowed even if family helped with payments. Both kids are SEN meaning lots of therapy needed during the week and constant relentless supervision. So I work at the weekend which is now impossible as I can’t leave kids with him and need others to babysit which isn’t easy for kids like mine, plus how would I pay them!? Currently forced into taking unpaid leave.
For added complexity husband has his own business which I am also a director of, so my salary (basically all spent on repaying debt and kids needs) comes from that source.
it feels like such an impossible mess, even my phone is a company phone. I have a legal line to speak to but they only EVER call me back when I have the kids as they won’t specify a time and I’ve as yet been unable to chat it all through.
can anyone help with experience of a similar situation. Husband keeps saying that involving lawyers will ‘use all our money’ and I’ve no desire to be acrimonious but I would do whatever I could to avoid uprooting the kids. So I know I need them involved but at the moment it’s taking all my time and energy to keep things stable for the children and the stress is just piling up as I know there must be loads i need to be doing. Please help if you can
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Can the house be sold from under us?!
Scruffybear · 02/07/2022 13:43
Spaghag · 02/07/2022 14:11
Have SS closed the case? I'm a little surprised they are happy for everyone to carry on living together if not.
Really sorry you are going through this, I'm sure someone will be along soon with more knowledge on the financial/legal side.
Spaghag · 02/07/2022 14:11
Have SS closed the case? I'm a little surprised they are happy for everyone to carry on living together if not.
Really sorry you are going through this, I'm sure someone will be along soon with more knowledge on the financial/legal side.
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tirednessbecomesme · 03/07/2022 07:12
I'm not surprised OP that he's wants out if your child has admitted to making a false allegation to SS
Mesher orders are rare to be honest - you'd have to show how you would pay the mortgage - he wouldn't be expected to pay that and his own housing.
Why are you so keen to keep the house? Wouldn't it be best for a clean break and sell it and move on
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