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crystaltipsy
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10 Aug 13 #403898 by crystaltipsy

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Hi- I''m at the stage of Decree Nisi awarded and at the same time the court decreed that my husband should pay the costs. however, he lives overseas and it would be very difficult/impossible to get him to pay the money owed (1000). If he doesnt pay, I assume I will be forced to pay the outstanding costs? Is this a correct assumption? Its pretty annoying as he also kept all our joint belongings and I got left with our debts.

.Charles
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11 Aug 13 #404013 by .Charles

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The debt that you have with your solicitor is your debt alone. Any debt owed by your ex to you is separate. At no point can your debt with your solicitor be transferred to your ex.

So, in answer to your question, you have to pay your fees and hopefully recover these from your ex although this seems unlikely if he lives overseas.

Charles

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