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Hi All. I've come on here to try and get some advice on my seperation/divorce.
Me and my wife got married in 2002. We have a 21 year old daughter at University.
We separated in January 2022. She sold our matrimonial home in June 2022 with my consent. There was around £50 000 equity in the house. We have always had a joint account since we got married. And we have always had similar paid jobs during our marriage. I also took out a loan solely in my name for a car we purchased in September 2021 which was £18 000.
The car is registered in her name and she still drives/owns the car and I still pay for the loan (£280). When we separated I DIDN'T contribute to any mortgage payments (£700 per month) from January 2022 to June 2022 when the house was sold.
She kept the equity in her bank account and then purchased a modest house solely in her name (November 2022) with the equity and told me she needed it to be able to afford the mortgage.
She also has an 18 year pension at a large company.
She filed for divorce in February this year 2023 and I accepted it. But before the decree nisi comes through which I understand will be 20 weeks, how do I now secure my equity if it's tied up in her house? Also where do I stand with the car loan. Can I force her to give me the car? I can prove the loan was used to pay for the car. Or can I add the value of the car to my share of the equity?
Any help is greatly appreciated
Me and my wife got married in 2002. We have a 21 year old daughter at University.
We separated in January 2022. She sold our matrimonial home in June 2022 with my consent. There was around £50 000 equity in the house. We have always had a joint account since we got married. And we have always had similar paid jobs during our marriage. I also took out a loan solely in my name for a car we purchased in September 2021 which was £18 000.
The car is registered in her name and she still drives/owns the car and I still pay for the loan (£280). When we separated I DIDN'T contribute to any mortgage payments (£700 per month) from January 2022 to June 2022 when the house was sold.
She kept the equity in her bank account and then purchased a modest house solely in her name (November 2022) with the equity and told me she needed it to be able to afford the mortgage.
She also has an 18 year pension at a large company.
She filed for divorce in February this year 2023 and I accepted it. But before the decree nisi comes through which I understand will be 20 weeks, how do I now secure my equity if it's tied up in her house? Also where do I stand with the car loan. Can I force her to give me the car? I can prove the loan was used to pay for the car. Or can I add the value of the car to my share of the equity?
Any help is greatly appreciated
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