Lied On Divorce Papers

[jess131]

I have just received my husbands financial statement (form e). He has lied about cohabitating with his new partner. He has stated he is a lodger and he is working on the house at weekends to pay for his keep. How do I prove he is lying? I have a copy of the property title register.

[barry1010]

"Information as to a new partner's finances is required for the financial statement form known as the Form E, which is the first document completed if an application to Court is made. This form is also often used where parties exchange documentary evidence of their financial positions voluntarily, known as “disclosure”. https://www.mglegal.co.uk/legal-news/financial-settlement-on-divorce-are-my-new-partner-s-details-taken-into-account/

[Prudie]

You don't have to do a Form E and unless the new partner is mega rich their assets are irrelevant. Whatever, you carry on Barry, you seem to be the oracle on everything and I'm probably wrong. I have been twice divorced though.

[barry1010]

If an application to the court is made for a financial order the Form E has to be completed. jess's husband has completed the Form E so if he does have a new partner he has lied on it.
Maybe you didn't apply for a financial order, Prudie.

[jess131]

It is the form E and it is the fact he has lied. I know his affair partners name and I have now downloaded a copy of the title deeds to where he is living. The owner is his affair partner. So he is 100% lying. I am not interested in her assets or income. But he is now living comfortably whereas I will be lucky to be able to afford a flat somewhere. When I met him I had a lovely 2 bed property, we both sold to buy this house which is now worth £500k and we enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle. He is also stating he works 7 days a week (the weekend working on her house) and I only work part time. It was both our decision for me to work part time (26 hours) as I was the one who maintained the home. But he is now using this against me.

[Zacs-Master]

Will the £500k house not be split between you, or is there a hefty mortgage on it?

[barry1010]

I assume your name is on the Title Deeds of your current home. Are you joint tenants or tenants in common?
Do you have children living at home?

[jess131]

£200k mortgage. Jointly owned. No children together but he had a son in 2014 from an affair whilst married to me. He pays maintenance but does not see the child.

[Zacs-Master]

Christ, what a mess.
I’d just cut my losses and move on. Life has a funny way of working out.

[jess131]

I hate the lies. He has stated he works on the weekend as part of his lodging agreement. He has also given last years child maintenance letter as he is paying significantly less per month this new year. Am I in my right to ask for further documentation?

[Zacs-Master]

Surely you have a lawyer who you could ask?

[barry1010]

What are you hoping to achieve from the financial order? As there are no dependant children living in your home I would expect the house to be sold and the equity to be divided equally.
I can see how you could feel this to be unfair if you believe he already has a settled home with his new partner and won't need to buy a new property.
Have you spoken to a solicitor?

[jess131]

Yes I have a solicitor unfortunately she sent me his e form and is now away for a week. I just don't think its fair that he can lie, he's going to be very comfortable in a house that will be worth £1m when refurbished, whereas I will be lucky to find a flat in an undesirable location. None of this was my doing. All I asked of him was to let me have enough equity to buy a small house, but he laughed in my face.

[Hymie]

Totally agree with Zacs-Master – you’re better off without him.

Get a good divorce lawyer to ensure you get your fair share (don’t let him argue you should get less as you only worked part-time).

Besides the property, you are also entitled to a cut of his pension which could be worth having if he is in a final salary scheme.

[jess131]

Hymie, he has a good private pension which my solicitor is going for. He is also trying to say that £80k of this pension was his before we married. My solicitor has said as we had a long marriage (16 years) that that is irrelevant.
I know this may sound tit for tat but I am so angry that he is lying for his own benefit. He has lied on an official document. It states on the form it is a criminal offense to knowingly tell the truth.

[Hymie]

I’ve seen many divorcing couples – where the party who has been wronged, becomes bitter and jealous at their ex-partner’s happiness and perhaps better financial situation; this can eat into them for many years.

My advice is to ignore any perceived happiness of your soon to be ex-husband; look into the possibility of working full time (if money will be tight) – I’m sure there are many people your age, living in rented accommodation with no savings who are worse off than you.