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Hello, I need some help and advice regarding my wife who has now has just inherited her parents house and maybe some money?
I seperated from my wife just over a year ago, I had no choice since my wife (we are still married) is a drug addict and she went off the rails and her condition became a 'concern' by the Social Services. Me and my wife have a 13 year old Son, I work full time and my wife worked part time 'off and on'. We lived in a council house and always intended to buy the house and get back the money that we ( or I) payed out in rent. This was my wifes 'forever home' when I first met her and was paid for by the Tax payer. I happily paid the rent for over 14 years thinking that we would get it back because of the right to buy scheme.
It's a long story about my wife's drug addiction and a painful one so I will try and leave that part out ( it still hurts me very much and emotionaly I don't feel very strong).
Anyway here's my point.. I seperated from my wife and I am the parent with care. My wife has inherited her parents home, she is an only child and the will was made out to her ( I have seen it). I have not taken a penny from my wife in fact I have done the opposite and I still let her claim the Child Benefit money and I have also helped her financialy. Everry time my Son goes to stay with her I give him plenty of money to take.
I alway pay for the expence of my Son going to see her, I provide her with access to my internet so she can contact our Son ( which she never does!) and she never writes or phones him,, I alway ask my Son to call his Mum.
Do I have the right to any of the property? She (my wife) is looking to rent the property out for extra income. How do I stand?
Also. there was some money in her parents account but since her mother went into care before she passed away (the social services put her in care because of my wife's condition!!!) so I don't know if there was any money left after paying for care ( there was £60k). The house is worth £240K
My wife is saying that the Will is in probate but she has the keys to the house. I don't trust her as my Son has told me that she mentioned about me getting the house if anything happened to her. I think she is going to put the house in my step-daughters name ( she is 22 years old and doesn't live with her mother).
I don't want this to look like I am out to get what I can, but I had to leave my home of 14 years and walk out of a very well paid contract so that I could get help from my family through this mess. I am now in a much lower paid job ( I am a working single parent) so that my working hours fit around my Son and his school etc.
What should I do? I did go to see a solicitor but all they wanted me to do was divorce her and sign that i would not take any money from her if she gave me a quick divorce. I don't have a spare £500+ just for a divorce, I am struggling already to make ends meet.
Hope you can help, thank you.
I seperated from my wife just over a year ago, I had no choice since my wife (we are still married) is a drug addict and she went off the rails and her condition became a 'concern' by the Social Services. Me and my wife have a 13 year old Son, I work full time and my wife worked part time 'off and on'. We lived in a council house and always intended to buy the house and get back the money that we ( or I) payed out in rent. This was my wifes 'forever home' when I first met her and was paid for by the Tax payer. I happily paid the rent for over 14 years thinking that we would get it back because of the right to buy scheme.
It's a long story about my wife's drug addiction and a painful one so I will try and leave that part out ( it still hurts me very much and emotionaly I don't feel very strong).
Anyway here's my point.. I seperated from my wife and I am the parent with care. My wife has inherited her parents home, she is an only child and the will was made out to her ( I have seen it). I have not taken a penny from my wife in fact I have done the opposite and I still let her claim the Child Benefit money and I have also helped her financialy. Everry time my Son goes to stay with her I give him plenty of money to take.
I alway pay for the expence of my Son going to see her, I provide her with access to my internet so she can contact our Son ( which she never does!) and she never writes or phones him,, I alway ask my Son to call his Mum.
Do I have the right to any of the property? She (my wife) is looking to rent the property out for extra income. How do I stand?
Also. there was some money in her parents account but since her mother went into care before she passed away (the social services put her in care because of my wife's condition!!!) so I don't know if there was any money left after paying for care ( there was £60k). The house is worth £240K
My wife is saying that the Will is in probate but she has the keys to the house. I don't trust her as my Son has told me that she mentioned about me getting the house if anything happened to her. I think she is going to put the house in my step-daughters name ( she is 22 years old and doesn't live with her mother).
I don't want this to look like I am out to get what I can, but I had to leave my home of 14 years and walk out of a very well paid contract so that I could get help from my family through this mess. I am now in a much lower paid job ( I am a working single parent) so that my working hours fit around my Son and his school etc.
What should I do? I did go to see a solicitor but all they wanted me to do was divorce her and sign that i would not take any money from her if she gave me a quick divorce. I don't have a spare £500+ just for a divorce, I am struggling already to make ends meet.
Hope you can help, thank you.
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