My mother is looking for a divorce from my father. My mother left the family home of her own accord over 25 years ago. There was no legal separation but my father has been paying her an agreed monthly maintenance during this time.
Recently my mother sent my father a Solicitors letter demanding a divorce and looking for half of all his assets. The family home consists of a house and 20 acres. Since they have lived apart my father purchased a farm of 80 acres and over time constructed 3 houses on this farm which he intended to be left to his children. My mother has refused to talk to my father face to face instead has insisted that they communicate through solicitors only.
Q 1. Does my father have to give my mother a divorce if he does not want to divorce her.
Q 2. What is my mother legally entitled to from my father.
Q 3. My father’s will, leaves the assets to his children does this have any legal standing if our mother proceeds with the divorce.
Recently my mother sent my father a Solicitors letter demanding a divorce and looking for half of all his assets. The family home consists of a house and 20 acres. Since they have lived apart my father purchased a farm of 80 acres and over time constructed 3 houses on this farm which he intended to be left to his children. My mother has refused to talk to my father face to face instead has insisted that they communicate through solicitors only.
Q 1. Does my father have to give my mother a divorce if he does not want to divorce her.
Q 2. What is my mother legally entitled to from my father.
Q 3. My father’s will, leaves the assets to his children does this have any legal standing if our mother proceeds with the divorce.