Sorting Out Your Finances If You Were Cohabiting

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Sorting Out Your Finances If You Were Cohabiting

Vital information on how to manage your assets and split what you own when going through divorce or separation


Access Your Situation  You can arrange the separation on your own.

 If you think you or your ex-partner has a claim to make, you

should talk to a solicitor.

 It is always good to talk to a mediator and make an agreement

between eachother.


Agree On Finances  It’s a rule that a thing goes to that person who owns it. Still an ex-

partner can make a claim regarding a particular thing.

 You should talk to experts if you don’t know the worth of your

possessions. For example, in case of land you can talk to the estate agents.

 You should mutually agree and assign the responsibilities to each

other like, who is going to pay the bills, who is going to provide for the children, etc.

 Try to agree on how are you going to support your children.


When To Seek Legal Or Professional Help  If you and your ex-partner own a home but you don’t know how to

split it.  You and your ex-partner have a joint mortgage and you are unable

to agree upon who should pay for it.  You and your ex-partner owns a joint business together but you

don’t know how to divide it.  Your partner has taken money from you (loan) and is now refuse to

pay.


For more information on divorce and separation, visit, www.reviewlegal.co.uk


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