Clean break

Hi everyone

Is it possible to have a divorce with a Clean Break, with the house (the only asset)to be sold at a later date sometime in the future?

I have posted financial details earlier, but briefly my elderly mother lives with us and is too ill to move house. Could my husband and I divorce whilst under the same roof, with a Consent Order detailing % of division of equity once house is sold?

Realise living together is not ideal but we have discussed this and don''t see any other alternative. I can''t leave my mum, and he can''t afford to move out.

Lola

Who would get to decide when to sell?

Good point... I don''t actually know. I suppose I just thought that we could agree to sell at some point in the future.

I feel really stuck because living together is so difficult but I can''t move my mum.

I guess we are an unusual situation because of having an elderly relative to consider as well as ourselves. I don''t know how it works in these situations.

It is a horrible situation to be in but keep doing what you are now. Ask questions and don''t just rush into a decision because you feel like you should be doing something. It could easily turn round and bite you in the future.

You are so right!! I think I have already made decisions which are biting me.... That is why I am in such a hurry to try and sort things out... But this site has been such a fantastic find. As you say, I will try and take my time to come to a decision that is right for all of us. I want my husband to be happy. It would be so much easier if he was a horrible person, but he isn''t! He''s just very troubled and I can''t help him. I''ve tried and tried, but I can''t.

Thank you for your reply.

Best wishes

Lola