[justmyopinions]

Well,
When couples divorce, is it right that the woman usually keeps the house and other valuables, even if she has never worked during the relationship?
I think it's 100% sexist and wrong and that everything should be split 50/50.

[Miracle Day]

OP have you been reading the Daily Mail again ?

[the man from space]

Well, in most cases, the man has a higher paying job and therefore is able to sustain himself better

but still i think the whole process if wrong and pre-nups are the unfortunate future

[WelshBluebird]

Any evidence that this actually happens?
(also, a pretty obvious point, but you can't split the house 50:50).

[justmyopinions]

(Original post by Miracle Day)
OP have you been reading the Daily Mail again ?

No :L
Just someone I know is getting divorced and his selfish lazy stupid wife is getting everything, including the 340,000 pound house. Boils my blood.

[Blazara]

(Original post by WelshBluebird)
Any evidence that this actually happens?
(also, a pretty obvious point, but you can't split the house 50:50).

Sell house, split proceeds.

[LETSJaM]

(Original post by WelshBluebird)
(also, a pretty obvious point, but you can't split the house 50:50).

... damn you stole my line.

<3 x

[justmyopinions]

(Original post by WelshBluebird)
Any evidence that this actually happens?
(also, a pretty obvious point, but you can't split the house 50:50).

You can sell it and split the money.

[WelshBluebird]

(Original post by justmyopinions)
No :L
Just someone I know is getting divorced and his selfish lazy stupid wife is getting everything, including the 340,000 pound house. Boils my blood.

So you are basing your opinions based on one case? (a case where you are presumably quite biased in as it is his you know, not his wife).

[WelshBluebird]

(Original post by justmyopinions)
You can sell it and split the money.

(Original post by Blazara)
Sell house, split proceeds.

Ignoring all consequences? (such as kids being in good schools etc).
And if it doesn't sell? (last I checked the housing market wasn't exactly brilliant for sellers thanks to the recession and such).

[Dmon1Unlimited]

i thought that was just a stereotype from watching too many shows that involved it e.g. two and a half men...

if such a thing is real, R.I.P to the man and any fairness that should have existed...

you can get a prenup before marriage which will lessen the blow though i heard from another poster a long time ago that this isnt really taken seriously, so i dont know...

need to get a good lawyer if its true i suppose ...

regarding what id do, id try and make it as fair as possible (obviously i dont plan on getting a divorce...just a precaution...)

[oddsox]

But most often, the wife has primary custordy of any children, if I was a man leaving my kids with my wife, I'd leave her the house for the kids sake, wouldn't you?

[WelshBluebird]

(Original post by Notwithstanding)
Although absolutely I think the law should be that whoever bought it, owns it, whatever it is. It's strange that anyone is entitled to something simply because someone they were married to bought it.

Of course.
The real issue though comes when both parties have bought it (both have contributed towards the payments).
And indeed, it many cases that can be difficult to prove how much comes from either party.

I think people have to remember that divorces can be very messy, and it is not easy sorting it all out. Dividing up everything is difficult, so it hardly ever will be perfect.

[the man from space]

even though i agree with the OP, i also agree with the fact that this is a generalization

is it fair that the Women seem to get the better deal in a divorce.

[Popppppy]

(Original post by justmyopinions)
Well,
When couples divorce, is it right that the woman usually keeps the house and other valuables, even if she has never worked during the relationship?
I think it's 100% sexist and wrong and that everything should be split 50/50.

Usually the man lets the wife keep the house because she is raising his children and he doesn't want to see them on the street.

Obviously this is not always the case, but it's very common.

[Ultimate1]

inb4 all the feminists.

[TheHansa]

Doesn't the wife usually get custody of the kids and can live in the house until the youngest turns 18 at which point the house is sold and the money is split?

[shezshez]

(Original post by Notwithstanding)
There's something very unsettling about the notion of a prenup. The pragmatist in me kind of agrees with the idea but I don't think it's something I could ever do, simply because of what it represents.

Although absolutely I think the law should be that whoever bought it, owns it, whatever it is. It's strange that anyone is entitled to something simply because someone they were married to bought it.

Exactly the same, signing a pre-nup is effectively diminishing the value of marriage, though the concept isn't bad, it's not something I could do on principle. I want to commit to my future wife...

[Coke1]

(Original post by the man from space)
Well, in most cases, the man has a higher paying job and therefore is able to sustain himself better

but still i think the whole process if wrong and pre-nups are the unfortunate future

Your mind is set back 20 years a go. In a LOT of cases, the man and the women contribute the same financially, and there are cases where the women is the sole/higher earner in the house.

And no I don't think it is right. It should be kept 50:50 obviously, but also it depends on other factors. Sometimes the house could be put in another family members name, to prevent the husband/wife getting hold of the house in case of divorce.

[like a boss]

I would just not get divorced. Much easier option.