Not me - but two separate friends have asked me to come on here and ask some advice for them !
Friend 1 has one child - and lives in a large house - worth about £450K - husband has left her and shacked up with new woman. She has not worked since marrying him when she was pg - the child goes to school this Sept. So - she has not contributed to paying mortgage on this house - but paid the deposit on the last house and also paid off a load of his debts when they got together. She's been to a solicitor who says that she is only entitled to the equity in the house - which would mean that she cannot afford to stay round here as she couldn't afford anything ! Can this be right ? Isn't he obliged to keep a roof over the child's head - and over my freind's head as the carer ?
Friend 2 - has two kids - her H has said she can stay in the 3 bed house for now - but may need to sell it in future if he remarries. He is already seriously involved with a new woman. Same question really - isn't he obliged to keep roof over the three heads ? This friend has worked part-time throughout, but cannot afford the mortgage - their arrangement was always that he paid all house hold expenses and she paid for school fees and holidays, clothes etc..
Just been talking to a male friend at work though - and his ex-wife has really taken him to the cleaners ! They had two kids - and as he'd made good house moves they only had about a 5% mortgage left - she never worked throughout their marriage- yet she got the virtually paid off house !
Am really confused - anyone know what the legal entitlements are ?