Re:Thinking Aloud

My daughter, doesn't listen. Until it goes pear shaped, and then she says I wish I,d of listened.
Her husband was unemployed when she married him. He,s done al the claiming. Left his job 6 years ago claiming anxiety / stress.
Daughter has tried to make him work and to be fair he does get out of bed somedays before 1030 in the morning. To "job search" the net.
They started a family in the hopes that would encourage him etc plus the daughter wants a family.
Still no activity so after several warnings he,s back withbhs mum
He would of course like to have his half of the rented marial home.
But he hasn't contributed to anything. My wife bought the new suite, paid the deposit is for their rented accommodation, purchased the white goods and even bought my daughter a car for her 21st, which she uses for her art time job.
Any deals on how assets should be divided.

Hi Trelawney,

Division of marital assets basically starts off at 50-50 with more going to the spouse who needs it more. In a short marriage there's more chance of the parties leaving it with what they each brought into it.

If you look through the posts under the relevant category on this site, you'll see a lot of similar questions and answers that may tell you more than you really wanted to know!

YA

Trelawney,

Welcome to wikivorce. It may be an idea to suggest your daughter joins the site for support. I know you want to do your best for her and your support will be invaluable but sometimes people need to sort out their own situations.

In answer to your question about who would get what ... well it doesn't sound like there is anything to divide. Cash assets would be e.g. equity in a home, savings, etc. Are there any assets?

Child maintenance would be ­base­d on income... as would any SM which would also take needs into account ... but if he has no income then the question is pretty much academic. At most he would be assessed at minimum rate ie £5 a week for CM.

Who stays in the house depends on need - and the parent with care would take priority.

You cannot divide a rental property. Furnishings, white goods etc would usually stay with the PWC as they need them .. although if there is enough to divide a few bits and pieces then that can happen by agreement.

Hadenoughnow