My son was divorced many years ago. At the time they agreed verbally that the wife could have their shares and savings and he was to have the house, although at the time there was no equity in it. She is now threatening to take him to court for her half of the property.
Can your son provide any evidence of their verbal agreement? If he has paid the mortgage on his own while the wife has cashed in the shares and spent the savings, it’s possible he will be able to persuade the court that there was an agreement but this should have been ratified by a consent order at the time of the divorce, and the house should have been transferred into his name. Going to court now could be expensive. Your son should discuss this with a solicitor.