Can anyone advise please? My stbx family is wealthy. I’ve been married 28 yrs. In that time they have given us a substantial amount of money that my ex has used to fund properties in our joint names that are rented out. I’ve helped clean, look after, decorate and stayed in these places as our holiday homes for the last 20 years.
I’ve asked for a divorce and my stbx is very angry and is deducting that money from our ‘pot’, saying that it is not my money and belongs to their family therefore the property is not anything to do with me. So I effectively lose any right to the properties or future rental income. I am being told that this money was actually a ‘loan’ which had to be paid back with 20 yrs of interest 😬 it’s not as I’ve never seen any paperwork or anything.
This to me doesn’t feel right, I am happy to be given another viewpoint, I am not very financially minded and they are very wiley and clever, also quite controlling and manipulative. Saying we can’t get solicitors involved as I may go to prison (😳) I asked to go through a mediator but they are being difficult and hiding stuff after the first appointment. I am confused and struggling massively. Thank you.