Thank you for clarifying Brendan, much appreciated. Am just trying to appear somewhat informed when approaching my own solicitor on these matters,Your solicitor should be advising you on this.
It's ok to use Askaboutmoney for a second opinion or for some ideas, but your main source should be your own solicitor. If you don't trust your solicitor, then change them.
I don't see why your ex would have to give you the name of a solicitor as there is no obligation on him to use a solicitor. Your solicitor will have to write to him directly.
Brendan
Hi ClamballThat all sounds like a really tough situation. If your husband is paying 50 % of your costs for the family home does that mean he does not have any custody of the children.
If you both have joint custody you will both need a home to look after the children 50:50. Not saying what your husband has done is right or wrong but if he is living with his parents he probably does not get much custody of the kids. So perhaps he needs to save for a deposit for a place to rent and kit out for the kids.
With two households needed to look after the kids then it puts a lot of pressure on two wages. There may not be a lot spare to share with the other spouse in either direction.
In terms of a personal injury payment it is expensive to peruse and awards are a lot less now so there might not be that much cash there. Unless your wages are very different to your husbands I wonder how worthwhile it is asking for payments for period in the past where you worked and supported the family and he did not? Were there also periods when the kids were babies when he worked and supported the family? Maybe you are better to focus on the future and how you are both going to look after the kids together?
Best of luck.
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