When divorce doesn't mean divorced.

[Deleted2797112]

In Scotland, the law is different. A surviving spouse, civil partner or children can't be disinherited. They have Prior Rights and Legal Rights and if they choose to claim them, they receive predetermined shares of the estate. There's no need to contest the will, the executors must observe the Rights.

 

[Roger928]

A farm splitting up can be more contentious as some of the siblings will feel they have contributed enough in labour to deserve a share.
When my aunt married, my grand father gave her four heifers as a wedding present.
That wasn't enough though and she took him to court in an attempt to be reimbursed for the grafting she had done in her childhood, teens and twenties.
Which included stooking corn, hand milking the cow, gathering spuds, cutting turf in the bog etc. They never spoke after that.
She was never a house person.
My Dad got the farm and she never spoke to him since either.

 

[Bosswhite]

re the original post, I think there is more to it than just a Divorce Settlement my Guess is that Mrs Mills is a Director/ Partner of her Ex Husbands Business, hence the reason he is still paying out.

 

[wobs]

re the original post, I think there is more to it than just a Divorce Settlement my Guess is that Mrs Mills is a Director/ Partner of her Ex Husbands Business, hence the reason he is still paying out.

There is no evidence of a continued business link with him. She got the liquid assets, while he kept his business.

They have a grown up son. She now gets an increase in a monthly payment which she gets for life, just because they were once married and can't afford to buy a property due to her bad decisions that she made after the divorce. The ruling suggests that she has some right to be able to buy a property. So basically, we still don't want women to be held responsible for their actions.

 

[DaveHerns]

She married him " for richer and richer " Poorer never entered her mind !

 

[transam]

Best one I saw was a few years back when a bloke came up on the lottery the day after his divorce went through

another one were a bloke won the lottery & took his girlfriend out for a meal in order to break the news to her .When he was going to tell her she said there is some thing I need to tell u first .

I have met some one else

Then she asked him what were u going to say no matter he said

he sees her every day when he drives past the bus stop or there rented accomadation in his Ferrari or what ever

 

[conny]

I believe the original post is because they divorced when they had a young child and he never contributed to his upbringing. She applied for something like £15,000,000 back payments of child support because she had been unable to support her son the way she would if they had remained married.

He should sue his solicitor for bad advice in not telling him to have, "In full and final settlement with no further claims on each other for past, present or future unseen or unknown circumstances". That's what mine says.

 

[HERTS P&D]

And mine Conny.

Andy

 

[DaveHerns]

He should sue his solicitor for bad advice in not telling him to have, "In full and final settlement with no further claims on each other for past, present or future unseen or unknown circumstances". That's what mine says.

I would suspect even that could be challenged and overturned by a good legal team .

 

[Bosswhite]

Going by the Article the Child is older than 18 years so technically maintenance would have stopped unless the child is going to University then a separate revision of maintenance to pay for University fees would have to be arranged.

 

[blightymam]

It said he paid maintenance of over a grand a month - did that not cover child costs while he was growing up? A lot of people are able to bring up their children on a lot less and have to.
I hope he appeals tbh.

 

[conny]

I would suspect even that could be challenged and overturned by a good legal team .

It would cost her more than I am ever likely to have. She tried taking me for everything until I told her to go ahead, and when I presented my case I would also provide proof that she had 2 hidden bank accounts she had not declared to her solicitor or the court on her Form E. I still retain the evidence, which just happens to be single sheets of two statements not listed in her finance section. By rights I could probably take her to court for failing to disclose all material information.

 

[DaveHerns]

I knew a very bitter woman who hid a large insurance policy from her husband in the divorce settlement. Never met him but feel sorry for him.

 

[conny]

I knew a very bitter woman who hid a large insurance policy from her husband in the divorce settlement. Never met him but feel sorry for him.

How did you get to know my ex-wife?

 

[DaveHerns]

That would be telling.....