After the Decree Absolute...

[Christophewouldgetit]

is there anything further I need to do to ensure I am 100% financially separate from him?

I have made a will, amended beneficiary details and obviously the divorce is now final but a friend said I needed to do some final settlement thing?

Would appreciate any advice, TIA

Contact credit reference agencies and apply for a financial disassociation. This will stop ex partner appearing in your credit searches.

If you did this through a solicitor you should have agreed a Financial Consent order between the decree nisi and the decree absolute. This sets out arrangements for disposal of assets such as jointly owned property and pension sharing and maintenance of children. Once that is approved by the court it is final and cannot be revisited.

If you havent got one and then win the lottery/make a million or inherit a mansion your ex can come back and ask for a slice of it. This was in the news earlier this year when a couple who divorced years ago went to court as he is now a multimillionaire and she wants her share.

Thanks both - I think I better check as we originally went through mediation and made big a child and financial agreement.. He then broke the child one resulting in a court order.

The divorce was then completed so whilst I know for sure that the children are safe, having read the thread about the poster & her critical illness, it just got me to thinking..

The Decree Absolute does say some stuff on the front about not being able to make claims on things..

But he did use a solicitor (he was the petitioner) so should this have been covered..

I am currently waiting for my decree absolute to come through but have sorted out the financial consent order already. My solicitor advised that this was done before the decree absolute was applied for and was an additional cost (about £500 although my solicitor seems to be charging an arm and a leg but taking forever!) We had no wrangling over finances having discussed it previously but I have gone for a "full and final settlement" which protects against any claim either of us can make in the future. Although it is another cost I felt it was really important as I wanted to know where I stand money wise in the future. Definitely worth checking out with your solicitor...good luck!

Thank you - we did have an agreement but I didn't sign anything additional once the divorce process has been initiated.. By the sounds of it, this doesn't need to have been in place before the Absolute so I think I should just bite the bullet and get something signed as knowing my exh, if there is a sniff of some money that, however tenuous, he'd make a claim

Sorry, some of my text has been auto - corrected into nonsense..

In short - going to double check so thank you!

Hi Christophe, I am in the processing of obtaining a financial order, I have been divorced for 4 years now but due to remarry at the end of this year. My solicitor informed me that my exh can claim half of any financial assets from my future DH once we are married as we are therefore tied...get it to protect what you have now or may have in the future.

I was quoted between £500-£1000 for the order, although this is mainly made up of solicitor fees - heads up he/she will need copy of marriage certificate, decree nisi/absolut, pension statements and all other financial statements as well as outlay. Obtaining this prior to your meet will save you money in e-mails/calls/letters from your solicitor.

I hope the above is a bit of help to you.