A friend has recently started divorcing her husband. She is disabled and registered as such, he is being awkward to the extreme particularly around finances and she is struggling to get out of the house and actually leave as he is refusing point blank to leave or provide any funds obv at the moment.
She has a school place lined up and a two week trial. She needs accommodation - how can you do this with no income, she can't do benefits etc until she has somewhere, she has been told she will never work again due to disability , it all feels so chicken and egg.
All the places are no dhss no pets or no kids (She is all three)
Just where do you start sorting all this shit out.
They have properties - in joint names etc but she has no access to them or any income from them at the moment do you declare them etc or are they excluded - longer term she will but she is going to have a fight on her hands. In the meantime the solicitor wants paying, there are court fees etc.
Part of the reason she is leaving is down to the mental, financial and emotional abuse she has been under has now transferred to her daughter who is an early teen. Social Services are involved and pressuring her to get out. Her solicitor is saying stay where you are.
Can anyone help with where to start sorting financials out and getting her into some accommodation. Whilst she has a school willing to take her DD, they really need a house in catchment (I need to check on this one) but it is partly to do with transport being needed.
She will be entitled to spousal maint and child maint due to the issues around her not being able to work again, and I think application has gone in for this - but we don't know what amounts etc so don't know what budget to work towards either
Help!