Is a 50 / 50 split normal even if one person has been a stay at home parent?

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The solicitor I went to see advised that I could probably get a 50/50 split of what H discloses but that's another story of assets.

However have recently been reading that where one person has suffered a loss of earning potential due to not having worked while looking after young children, the split can sometimes be more in their favour - 60/40 for example.

Just basically want to know if the solicitor I went to see gave me the wrong advice?

It really does rely on your personal circumstances, each case is different, how old your children are, etc.
Was this just a free half hour session, or have you engaged them to work on your behalf?
I got 70/30 split on the house equity, as his housing needs were met, < cheating bastard> and I had an autistic son to house.

My exh and i have a pretty much 50/50 split. When we were married he was a pretty much stay at home parent - he worked three days a week term time only.

We agreed our own child arrangements though, so the 50/50 split was not forced onto us by a court / judge.

Our dc were 8 and 10 at the time.

It was 5 years ago now, but my solicitor said it starts at 50/50 and that the judge sees it as important that both parties are housed. That split can go up to 60/40 or 70/30 if you have to bring the DC up, and also depending on other factors, such as income, savings, pension etc. So you might agree to walk away from his pension for a bigger share of the house etc.