Seperation advice needed please

[yellowbean]

Hi! I am seperating from my husband and completely unsure about how it works or what to do next!! Could someone give me a hand and let me know what i need to sort out?? I need money advice really.... ie what i can expect in terms of tax credits and maintenance etc... housing rights (we jointly own and have mortgage) and how to split assests... he works, i dont (have been unable to because of his job) I am effectively self employed and pick up work as and when i can...

Do we need to start splitting and sorting financial arrangements now or when we actually divorce (2 years from now)...

Please please.... what should I be aware of?

thank you

[maggieclements]

the cab are very good with things like this, and any money advice too. also go onto the direct.gov website, i found this a great help. good luck, and stay positive .. it's not as daunting as it seems once you start getting thing in place

[yellowbean]

thank you... have tried to get an appointment with cab... will try again. I guess i just need to be clear on what i can 'ask' for... ie can i stay in our home with the children? who then pays what? is it up to us to split money/assests? is it always 50:50?

How expensive are solicitors?
Do i need to register our seperation somewhere?

rambling and just spitting out questions now!