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Hi there! Only joined this site yesterday, but after some advice please - I'm currently going through a divorce with my ex-wife. It's early stages at the moment and I'm currently completing a financial disclosure form that was sent by her solicitor. One question in the form asks if I intend to live with a new partner within the next six months. I have met someone else and this may very well be the case. However, further along in the form they are asking for details of my new partners assets, income etc. if I am intending to move in with her. What are the ramifications of me and my new partner moving in together within this six month period as suggested? When is the six months from? And finally why is it asking for my new partners financial details? Surely she won't be expected to start paying for my ex-wife's upkeep?
Hopefully someone has been or is in the same situation as I am and can help out?
Many thanks
Hi There,
Welcome to the site.
I can't answer your questions i'm afraid I remember filling mine in and those questions being on the form but wasn't in a possition to be thinking of living with someone else at that point.
Our legal team involved on the site only look at childrens legal matters so aren't able to coment either.
One thing I would say is that if your relationship is in the early stages then I wouldn't be looking at disclosing it as a possibility as it "could" put pressure on the new relationship along with place added strain on the divorce proceedings if you disclose this new relationship to your ex even more so if you disclose that you may be living togather within 6 months.
I would answer no to that question and then if it were getting to the stage of living together either do it (this wasn't planned at the stage of filling the financial statement) or keep 2 addresses until after 6 months, I don't think your new partners assets or wage would be considered other than as to how much of the living cost's you would be covering as if you live alone you cover all bills but they would be shared if living with someone.
This is just my advise and not one from a legal side.
Darren
From memory my solicitor told the ex's solicitor that my new parters income had nothing to do with the maintainence of my son, so they could whistle for that info.
As regards moving in with the new partner, perhaps the best stance is to be absolutely honest and say "I don't know, I might, I might not"
Your new partner's assets have nothing to do with any maintenance that the CSA would assess, but the courts may take a different view and they can makean assessment of child maintenance which holds for 12 months before you can ask the CSA to assess - it also may have an affect on how they divide up the assets of the marriage.
To be honest, I would discuss this with your new partner, and for the sake of clarity, say that you aren't intending to move in withing the next six months, and make sure that if you do move in, it's six months and a day after you sign the letter to the solicitor so there is no lie to court - it really will keep life much easier.
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