Help for my mum!

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Hi, question for my mum really. She owns outright her house, her ex husband has never been on the deeds. He has contributed small amounts financially over the years but she mainly is the breadwinner. She divorced her husband in 2015 and gave him £50k as settlement. After this she got back together with him and he moved back in. They did not remarry. Now she is separating from him and isn’t sure if he is entitled to another settlement regarding the house and her savings etc. he is going to move in with his daughter so has somewhere to go.

any help please!

Why would she think she has to give him anything if he’s not her husband anymore, she paid him once.
unless he contributed a massive amount since he came back for something to maintain the house. Then NO

I think it’s just the fear. I didn’t think she would have to but I’m no expert in legal matters. Thank you for the response

Did they finalize the divorce AND the finances when they split up in 2015?

If not then he can definitely make a claim but the £50k would be counted.

Was the 50k due to a financial settlement order?

The 50k was just an offer given by my mum to finalise the divorce and all ties.

Did she apply for a consent order - see www.gov.uk/money-property-when-relationship-ends

If not then this still needs to be done. How long were they married/cohabiting before marriage?

How much is the house/pensions etc worth?

This could be a hornet’s nest if you house is worth £1 million and she gave £50,000 and there was no financial settlement. I suspect there isn’t a financial settlement and they winged it. As they are not now married he can be asked to leave but they need to finalise the financial side of the divorce.

That doesn’t really answer the question, was there a clean break settlement, if you don’t know the ins and outs tell her to log on and ask herself.

If there is no court order over finances, it is still open to him to make a claim. However, if this settlement was formalised as a consent order, he cannot now ask for more unless he has established a claim on the house some other way, e.g. by paying off some of the mortgage or by paying for significant home improvements since they got back together.