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misse
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Q re family law will try keep it as brief as possible-
Married couple 4 kids. Seperated 15 yrs ago Legal seperation in '95.
Court ordered terms of seperation:
mother got family home
joint custody of kids
maintenance agreement which was index linked
large amount of land and partly finished house to be put in 4 kids names (father has life interest)
This was a very disturbing and stressful seperation. The father is a very ruthless man. Took mother for custody and fought her very hard for every thing. Family home was in joint names, land and partly finished house was in his(but she contributed money on works on it, which was pd back just before te seperation agreement)
due to the stress and confusion the mother agreed to alot of terms that she now thinks are unfair and that she feels she was bullied into. She now feels that she signed alot of things under duress, stress and nerves. She wasn't mentally fit to fight anymore.
Father has since the speration agreem,ent bought 4 properties in joint names with current partner(one of which he failed to declare at the time of sepration agreement)
They are not divorced. Father is now looking for divorce.
Question:
Is she entitled to a share in the house that he didn't disclose at time of seperation agreement?
Would she have been entitled to a share of the house and land instead of just getting it in the kids names?
Would she be entitled to a lump sum in a divorce?
Is she still entitled to maintenance with 1 dependant child remaining?
Married couple 4 kids. Seperated 15 yrs ago Legal seperation in '95.
Court ordered terms of seperation:
mother got family home
joint custody of kids
maintenance agreement which was index linked
large amount of land and partly finished house to be put in 4 kids names (father has life interest)
This was a very disturbing and stressful seperation. The father is a very ruthless man. Took mother for custody and fought her very hard for every thing. Family home was in joint names, land and partly finished house was in his(but she contributed money on works on it, which was pd back just before te seperation agreement)
due to the stress and confusion the mother agreed to alot of terms that she now thinks are unfair and that she feels she was bullied into. She now feels that she signed alot of things under duress, stress and nerves. She wasn't mentally fit to fight anymore.
Father has since the speration agreem,ent bought 4 properties in joint names with current partner(one of which he failed to declare at the time of sepration agreement)
They are not divorced. Father is now looking for divorce.
Question:
Is she entitled to a share in the house that he didn't disclose at time of seperation agreement?
Would she have been entitled to a share of the house and land instead of just getting it in the kids names?
Would she be entitled to a lump sum in a divorce?
Is she still entitled to maintenance with 1 dependant child remaining?