Whoa, hang on a minute. That's not the way pensions work. Rule of thumb is 50% of that portion of the pension built up during the marriage. @Jumbled was married for 12 years and the pension was accrued over 30 years. That's half of 12/30, ie a fifth share, not a half share.You have significantly more assets and they'll be split 50:50 since they are all marital assets. That will include your pension.
Not my experience.Whoa, hang on a minute. That's not the way pensions work. Rule of thumb is 50% of that portion of the pension built up during the marriage. @Jumbled was married for 12 years and the pension was accrued over 30 years. That's half of 12/30, ie a fifth share, not a half share.
It was mine! It was >20 years ago but still...Not my experience.
Mine was last year.It was mine! It was >20 years ago but still...
Fair enough so, practice may have changed, although the underlying law hasn't.Mine was last year.
And income etc. but future pension value is not taken into account so the future value of a pension that someone will accrue because of a very generous scheme they have recently joined is ignored. It's all about current value. So don't put a windfall into your pension if you might be getting divorced.All of these elements (property / investments / savings / pension) are taken as a whole.
If you think you need a forensic accountant; then its also possible that you can't afford not to hire a forensic accountant.How can it be just if he does mostly cash in hand jobs and doesn't declare his income.I cant afford a forensic accountant.
Is it possible to agree to 50\50 split in equity, the house to be sold when youngest is financially independent ( if he ever will be) but if my ex doesnt continue to pay maintenance as agreed by court, that the equity split could be reviewed and revised ?
Well if you weren't around (Heaven forbid); there wouldn't be much choice would there.Thanks.My children have little or no relationship with him.They don't spend time at his home or holiday with him.They refuse point blank.
So you offer to pay the same & walk away.His sum total expenses towards our children is e150 per week. E50 per child per week.
forget about everyone else & focus on your own case; this could take years.My Solicitor told me that she was in court last week where the ex husband of her client was working on a roof...he is a self employed carpenter.
She argued that this man was working despite saying he was unable to work, he denied same and said he was pricing a job. He was very much working. Judge went along with it. What can you do? Blatant lies and a Judge who goes along with it ! What a system !!!
Yep - trust me, you'll find it will soften his cough very quickly.Are you honestly suggesting that my children go to my exh to raise
As you were married, your spouse is their guardian and automatically has custody should anything happen to you.If I wasn't around my sister and BIL will raise them
I had the same issues with my ex wife. She takes substantial amounts of cash from her business and still declares a higher income than me. There are three dependent children, the older 2 college age ones live with me. She contributes nothing towards them. I pay half the childminding cost for the youngest, she pays her half with cash she's stolen from her business.@Cruzer123 Why should I not get 70% of the family home?
I am raising our children single handedly, two with special needs.
I have used all inheritances and savings on my family.
I have made various home improvements and furnished and painted the house entirely when we had to leave our original home.
I have funded him through college, cars, holidays and various big expenses over the years.
He refuses to make payments for agreed expenses for the children eg medical, education etc.
Bottom line is that his financial contribution to each of his children is valued at e50 per week.The absolute minimum, And at that, he has now stopped paying that too.
His holidays and shopping may not be my business but lying in his affidavit of means is, when he is not contributing to his children's expenses and leaving me in debt, certainly is.
I wonder is marriage the only legal contract that one can break, where the injured party is often heavily penalised ?
All right , I hear you, good points well made.@Cruzer123 Why should I not get 70% of the family home?
I am raising our children single handedly, two with special needs.
I have used all inheritances and savings on my family.
I have made various home improvements and furnished and painted the house entirely when we had to leave our original home.
I have funded him through college, cars, holidays and various big expenses over the years.
He refuses to make payments for agreed expenses for the children eg medical, education etc.
Bottom line is that his financial contribution to each of his children is valued at e50 per week.The absolute minimum, And at that, he has now stopped paying that too.
His holidays and shopping may not be my business but lying in his affidavit of means is, when he is not contributing to his children's expenses and leaving me in debt, certainly is.
I wonder is marriage the only legal contract that one can break, where the injured party is often heavily penalised ?
That’s a very extreme and unrealistic suggestion.Yep - trust me, you'll find it will soften his cough very quickly.
As you were married, your spouse is their guardian and automatically has custody should anything happen to you.
It's a bit more complicated than that.He’s entitled to half of the marital assets.
Good advice generally, particularly about time, energy and fees, but it's not necessarily 50:50.You can both waste time, money on legal fees, and emotional energy on a fight, or you could just agree to a 50:50 split.
As a general rule of thumb, yeah, in a lot of cases, it is indeed that simple. But there are exceptions, the most common scenario being when one spouse brings a vastly disproportionate share of the assets into the marriage. This is often the case in farming situations or where one party benefits from a large inheritance.Divorce is “no fault” in Ireland. It doesn’t matter if someone is a bad father or a hammer-man. The split is 50:50.
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