My wife and I are about to separate. We’ve been married for nearly 19 years but now it’s over.
I have agreed to move out so she stays with our two children who are aged nearly 16 and nearly 17.
We own the property outright having paid off the mortgage several years ago. The mortgage was in joint names as is the endowment that was connected with the mortgage which I still pay. I paid all of the mortgage interest and endowment payments for the 12 years life of the mortgage. When we paid it off she contributed a substantial amount.
What I want to know is if I am entitled to half the value of the house which my wife could afford to pay without the house having to be sold.