Dividing belongings, cars and pets

Possessions rarely change the financial picture, but they generate a disproportionate share of the arguments and the legal fees.

A workable method

1. List everything of real value, not everything you own.
2. Remove items each of you brought into the relationship or inherited.
3. Take turns to choose from the remaining list.
4. Value only where there is a genuine dispute, using second hand prices, not insurance values.

Pets

In law a pet is property, so there is no custody order for a dog. Most couples agree who keeps the animal and, if they want, a shared arrangement recorded in writing.

This article is general information about the law of England and Wales, not legal advice. For advice on your situation, speak to a solicitor.