"ducks in a row" top tips

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Just that. What would you do if you knew that you were going to be leaving/escaping your EA H soon?

Work out your finances. Check universal credit calculator. Consider whether he will leave or you need to find somewhere to go. Womens aid do a live chat that may be useful.

Do all your detective work, copies of all of your husband's finances, have a good hunt in case of secret bank accounts or pensions. Make sure you have a bank account in your sole name & transfer as much as you can from any joint accounts, make sure your salary & anything like child benefit is paid in to this account. Keep passports, birth certificates, driving licence somewhere safe where you can get to them if you have to leave, the same with medication, children's red books, prescriptions etc. If you have anything of special sentimental value & can remove it, then do it, put any jewellery in something you can drop in your case should you have to leave.

Thanks, that's really helpful.