Okay, so now I am without a lawyer, and I want to get some clarification before I do an offer to settle. It's been too long and I want to move forward.
We had a house - he bought me out by offering money plus paying one of our joint debts. I'm good with that.
We need to deal with our other equalization, so here is my confusion.
QUESTION : How do I value these items ?
We have household goods, (of which he has 80% and will not give me the items I've asked, - I've only asked for 10 items out of the lot, and...he wont.) I'm willing to not have any of that - but Question : Can I work out what the value of the household goods are (I have a list of all items etc)...and is it as of the date of separation, or is it the value of it as of today's date, i.e. replacement cost or is it what the item would be as of today (some of it is 16-1/2 years old, and not worth much, and some were purchased just prior to separation). I left the house with our daughter with nothing with the help of police (just to give you an idea as to why I did not take it then).
QUESTION : His Tools , and "toys" of his trade and my tools and "toys" of my trade.
I've put my items down for the value of what it is worth today - Mine comes up to about $ 2K. He is claming for 1/2 of mine.
His tools come to about $ 40K at the very least. How do I get him to get a valuation of his tools. He refuses to allow me to claim my 1/2.
How can I force him to get his tools valued so that I can claim my half? I have a list of quite a few of his items (it is not complete and it already comes up to about $ 35K)
QUESTION : SPOUSAL SUPPORT
Can it be written in the Offer to Settle that neither of us will claim spousal support against the other for the duration of our lives ?
I was the stay at home mum for the past 10 years during the 16-1/2 years of our marriage, but it's going to be like banging my head against the wall if I request spousal support, or should I still try.
QUESTION : SECTION 7 EXPENSES
He's not paid for the past 3 years what he owes me for SEction 7 Expenses, which I am going to ask for, but moving forward, can I ask as part of the Offer to Settle that he pay a monthly support amount to cover Section 7 Expenses (based on the past 3 years ?) , and if so, do those things cover things like orthodonitsts bills, or are those supposed to be separate.
This is separate from the monthly Child Suport that he is supposed to pay (which he is in default).
I've got a few more questions, but I'd like to ask if anyone could help me answer some of these please.
Thanks.
Much appreciated.
We had a house - he bought me out by offering money plus paying one of our joint debts. I'm good with that.
We need to deal with our other equalization, so here is my confusion.
QUESTION : How do I value these items ?
We have household goods, (of which he has 80% and will not give me the items I've asked, - I've only asked for 10 items out of the lot, and...he wont.) I'm willing to not have any of that - but Question : Can I work out what the value of the household goods are (I have a list of all items etc)...and is it as of the date of separation, or is it the value of it as of today's date, i.e. replacement cost or is it what the item would be as of today (some of it is 16-1/2 years old, and not worth much, and some were purchased just prior to separation). I left the house with our daughter with nothing with the help of police (just to give you an idea as to why I did not take it then).
QUESTION : His Tools , and "toys" of his trade and my tools and "toys" of my trade.
I've put my items down for the value of what it is worth today - Mine comes up to about $ 2K. He is claming for 1/2 of mine.
His tools come to about $ 40K at the very least. How do I get him to get a valuation of his tools. He refuses to allow me to claim my 1/2.
How can I force him to get his tools valued so that I can claim my half? I have a list of quite a few of his items (it is not complete and it already comes up to about $ 35K)
QUESTION : SPOUSAL SUPPORT
Can it be written in the Offer to Settle that neither of us will claim spousal support against the other for the duration of our lives ?
I was the stay at home mum for the past 10 years during the 16-1/2 years of our marriage, but it's going to be like banging my head against the wall if I request spousal support, or should I still try.
QUESTION : SECTION 7 EXPENSES
He's not paid for the past 3 years what he owes me for SEction 7 Expenses, which I am going to ask for, but moving forward, can I ask as part of the Offer to Settle that he pay a monthly support amount to cover Section 7 Expenses (based on the past 3 years ?) , and if so, do those things cover things like orthodonitsts bills, or are those supposed to be separate.
This is separate from the monthly Child Suport that he is supposed to pay (which he is in default).
I've got a few more questions, but I'd like to ask if anyone could help me answer some of these please.
Thanks.
Much appreciated.
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