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A relative has a degenerative brain condition. She was divorced some years ago but has never received her share of the marital home. The situation is that her Power of Attorney is having to go through Mediation hopefully leading to a court order to sell the house.
From what the person who has Power of Attorney has told me it seems possible that the Court may say that the disabled partner need a smaller share of the equity as she is likely to soon require residential care and he, who is able bodied and working has to have a home. He actually has 3 home options open to him, but is likely to try and gloss over this.
She is currently in a specialist unit for her disease and cannot realistically return safely to her flat which is now unaffordable as all her assets have been used in the period since the divorce. Can the Court really do that? Surely the proceeds ought to be split 50/50. The ex husband seems to be totally shameless.
From what the person who has Power of Attorney has told me it seems possible that the Court may say that the disabled partner need a smaller share of the equity as she is likely to soon require residential care and he, who is able bodied and working has to have a home. He actually has 3 home options open to him, but is likely to try and gloss over this.
She is currently in a specialist unit for her disease and cannot realistically return safely to her flat which is now unaffordable as all her assets have been used in the period since the divorce. Can the Court really do that? Surely the proceeds ought to be split 50/50. The ex husband seems to be totally shameless.
