From: "Stickems." 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE FOR BRITISH CITIZEN HUBBY and African Wife
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:20:08 GMT

You have not read the question properly, you are on the wrong track. The OP 
didn't mention anything about a divorce.


"Colin Wilson"  wrote 
in message news:MPG.204b87b86178a84989d63@news.individual.net...
|> would you advise I take the mortgage in my sole name?
|
| IANAL or financial whiz
|
| This is definitely the option i'd take at this stage !
|
| ISTR there was a post in uk.legal about 3 months ago from a friend of
| someone in similar circumstances - the wife had buggered off and left
| them in a difficult situation.
|
| Your wife may still have some right to a share of the property in the
| event of a divorce, but keeping it in your name might make it harder for
| someone trying to fleece you.
|
| How long have you been married ?