I had a half hour consultation with a local solicitor as I am thinking of filing for divorce from DH. (Long story). I did make notes when she was talking to me, but can't make a lot of sense of what I've written regarding the finances!
If we divorce, what does DH have to provide towards the children (2 DS age 10 and 5) and me/the house. The house is in joint name. His earnings are about £32k - at the moment he puts £1800 a month into the joint account, and keeps £400 for himself. I bring home about £500 after tax, a month.
We get child allowance, but not working tax credit as over the threshold.
Mortgage of about £60k runs for another 9 years.
In my notes i've scribbled something about 1/5th of his salary and £200 per month, but no idea what this means in reality. I need to be very sure of the financial situation before I decide what to do. can anyone filll in the gaps? Am worried about how tight money will be.