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Court outcomes 1260 topics

Discuss the outcome of divorce court hearings. How did it go? What happened? What result did you get? Share your experiences and help others.
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What do you think to this outcome
Hi i am a first time poster on this site so here goes,went to court for final hearing back in 2000,he took me to court because he wanted the house sold even th ...
03 Aug 08, by santasusanna
Latest 03 Aug 08 by santasusanna
Replies:2
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Latest by santasusanna
03 Aug 08
court costs
hi
I wonder if someone can just advise me, I've been reading some of the threads on here and I discovered any court costs regarding AR are taken out of the ...
03 Aug 08, by jenny123
Latest 03 Aug 08 by marriaa
Replies:4
:464
Latest by marriaa
03 Aug 08
FA-FDR - I have lost everything
Hello All,

just to let you know the outcome of my hearing:

The Judge advised me that i was a healthy young man, who was not in need and have n ...
24 Jul 08, by DIY Divorce
Latest 03 Aug 08 by DIY Divorce
Replies:67
:10.6k
Latest by DIY Divorce
03 Aug 08
Step dad...
well where to start...
im 17 living with my mum n bro and my step dad has just moved out as he was causing sooo much trouble in the house.
my mum was in ...
30 Jul 08, by BobbyM
Latest 30 Jul 08 by downbutnotout
Replies:1
:663
Latest by downbutnotout
30 Jul 08
What to expect?
Hello

My stbx and I separated 5 years ago. We were married for 24 years, noone else involved.

For the first 2 years things ticked along and t ...
27 Jul 08, by lacey
Latest 27 Jul 08 by hadenoughnow
Replies:3
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Latest by hadenoughnow
27 Jul 08
We just cant pay for much longer
I agreed in a Court order dated 2006 to pay the mortgage until sale of the house. House on market 14 months. Been paying mortgage 5 years anyway with no contr ...
26 Jul 08, by Zara2009
Latest 27 Jul 08 by redoctober
Replies:1
:526
Latest by redoctober
27 Jul 08
Cost of going to final hearing?
Recently had first appointment at which judge looked me and ex in the eyes and said your legal costs are mounting so sort it out.
Ex has refused to negotiat ...
27 Jul 08, by roseanne
Latest 27 Jul 08 by hadenoughnow
Replies:4
:677
Latest by hadenoughnow
27 Jul 08
Final Hearing - My outcome
Hi everyone

The final hearing went well, although it was a very long day... did not finish until 6.45pm!!

The result is as follows:

D ...
26 Jul 08, by mumof3
Latest 26 Jul 08 by Young again
Replies:1
:767
Latest by Young again
26 Jul 08
"Adjourned FDR"
Found this statement in the Rose v Rose appeal judgement -
Latest 26 Jul 08 by Young again
Replies:1
:574
Latest by Young again
26 Jul 08
Outcome of FDA- Answers to Financial Questions
Please could somebody give me some advice. Today I received STBX's answers to questions ordered by judge at FDA.

I & my solictor are not happy with ...
24 Jul 08, by rebus
Latest 26 Jul 08 by LittleMrMike
Replies:1
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Latest by LittleMrMike
26 Jul 08
1930s bus timetable is worth more than court order
:angry:This is a slightly different aspic of approach than many of ...
24 Jul 08, by Zara2009
Latest 24 Jul 08 by Zara2009
Replies:2
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Latest by Zara2009
24 Jul 08
can they force her to sleep??
can anyone please help, ive just been to court regarding my 12 yr old daughter regarding contact. ive never stopped contact but hes never really bothered. he wa ...
23 Jul 08, by doodles
Latest 23 Jul 08 by Ninjas have more fun!
Replies:1
:561
Latest by Ninjas have more fun!
23 Jul 08
Naming Co-respondent
What are the likely implications regarding costs of my ex naming a co-respondent? ...
23 Jul 08, by philmo
Latest 23 Jul 08 by lolly
Replies:9
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Latest by lolly
23 Jul 08
how long to hear after submission of petition...
Just a quick question...solicitor submitted petition to the court a few weeks ago, should I have heard anything by now? Don't want to ask solicitor, as reading ...
23 Jul 08, by Spike1
Latest 23 Jul 08 by poppy5
Replies:1
:493
Latest by poppy5
23 Jul 08
Court orders
Hi, after a year of bitter fighting, I had my final court hearing last week; my settlement was less than fair (no notice was taken of the fact that he had remor ...
18 Jul 08, by fighter
Latest 19 Jul 08 by Kalamari
Replies:4
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Latest by Kalamari
19 Jul 08
Court Outcome ... HELP!!
Hello ,
I am new to ths forum but if anyone could help I would really appreciate it.
My partner is currently in the middle of financial negotiations wit ...
09 Jul 08, by Speirsy82
Latest 16 Jul 08 by Speirsy82
Replies:7
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Latest by Speirsy82
16 Jul 08
AR (Ancillary Relief) First Appointment.
I attended our First Appointment on Monday. I was in person; x2b was with sol and barrister.

My reasons for being in person: Financial! (as in - having ...
11 Jul 08, by Sera
Latest 11 Jul 08 by D L
Replies:5
:733
Latest by D L
11 Jul 08
decree absolute
I read this recently:

Sometimes one of the parties to the divorce asks that the other side does not apply for decree nisi to be made absolute until ...
08 Jul 08, by Ephelia
Latest 09 Jul 08 by Ephelia
Replies:12
:1520
Latest by Ephelia
09 Jul 08
FDR Outcome
Hi All

just a quick update on our saga, we had our FDR on Monday, basically the judge made it clear that the outcome would sway in our favour (hoorah), ...
09 Jul 08, by Mamacita
Replies:0
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Outcome of FDA-medical report required
Hi

Would appreciate it if anybody who has been thru a similar experience or knows the procedure could help me.
Had 1st appointment last Friday, I a ...
06 Jul 08, by rebus
Latest 06 Jul 08 by hadenoughnow
Replies:5
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Latest by hadenoughnow
06 Jul 08
30 Jun 08, by scorpiogirl
Latest 04 Jul 08 by Mrs Ingledew
Replies:5
:676
Latest by Mrs Ingledew
04 Jul 08
How much longer
HI,
( :(...
26 Jun 08, by SarahB
Latest 27 Jun 08 by megan
Replies:2
:610
Latest by megan
27 Jun 08
Come back, Mr and Mrs Calderbank, all is forgiven
The recent correspondence about 'Calderbank offers' prompted me to give vent to one of the many bees in my bonnet. I viewed the abolition of such offers in 200 ...
26 Jun 08, by LittleMrMike
Latest 26 Jun 08 by D L
Replies:3
:797
Latest by D L
26 Jun 08
court costs
my sol just told me decree nisa next week it was at court yesterday, i wasnt told, when i have read document it states that i will have to pay ex legal costs ye ...
19 Jun 08, by daisybell
Latest 20 Jun 08 by Gingerkitty
Replies:3
:777
Latest by Gingerkitty
20 Jun 08
Scots Law
Hi, my question is, what do you think my chances are of getting more than a 50/50 split of assets, I gave up career to take care of our 3 kids, he continued to ...
18 Jun 08, by Fergie
Latest 19 Jun 08 by Fergie
Replies:2
:496
Latest by Fergie
19 Jun 08
How do I get out of this one?
Hello,
I married a girl from another country and afteer exactly one year of marriage, everything went wrong. I couldn't understand it at first but later fou ...
17 Jun 08, by Roland
Latest 18 Jun 08 by D L
Replies:4
:849
Latest by D L
18 Jun 08
Confusion over who is the petitioner
My story is that:

I petitioned for divorce on grounds of UB of my then husband.

He cross-petitioned me on grounds of my UB and the Nisi was gr ...
10 Jun 08, by IKNOWNOW
Replies:0
:468

had FDR now FH and self rep
we had FDA FDR she would not agree, now final hearing,
the married home has been sold, i have a buyer for thkej second property, but she will not agree to s ...
20 May 08, by allcraft
Latest 10 Jun 08 by alexanda
Replies:9
:1549
Latest by alexanda
10 Jun 08
fee for decree absolute
Hello again,
can someone please clarify what the fee is for the decree absolute? I have seen 30 pounds( sorry have no pound sign on this !!) and 40.. so not ...
03 Jun 08, by cariadasws
Latest 04 Jun 08 by D L
Replies:2
:696
Latest by D L
04 Jun 08
decree absolute
can anyone please tell me the length of time I may have to wait from the application for the decree absolute to it being issued?
I've read differing opionio ...
02 Jun 08, by cariadasws
Latest 02 Jun 08 by Not here now
Replies:8
:1423
Latest by Not here now
02 Jun 08
can it get any worse?
was in court in march, the court order was for me to take all the debt on and give the b***h £13k. that meant i have to re mortgage £46k and she walks away de ...
25 May 08, by soulmanuk
Latest 26 May 08 by Elle
Replies:3
:737
Latest by Elle
26 May 08
My First Hearing - My story by a self-rep
As WikiMan01 helped me so much with his account of what the FDR was like, I would also like to try and help any newbies to this site with the de-mystifying proc ...
21 May 08, by jamstac
Latest 21 May 08 by Mamacita
Replies:5
:696
Latest by Mamacita
21 May 08
Action against the court regarding Discrimination?
Hello,

this is an extremely complex issue regarding my daughter. I will try to set out the sequence of events, and then ask my questions. If you are ...
15 May 08, by DIY Divorce
Latest 20 May 08 by DIY Divorce
Replies:2
:581
Latest by DIY Divorce
20 May 08
what is next
my fixed final hearing was over but extended to another day since we run out the time.What would happen next? (what happened so far was both my ex2b and myself ...
19 May 08, by Miky
Replies:0
:457

My FDR
Hello Everyone,

I haven't seen too many accounts of exactly what happens when you go to court for a first hearing or FDR so I thought I'd share my expe ...
30 Apr 08, by WikiMan01
Latest 19 May 08 by Mrs Ingledew
Replies:7
:1702
Latest by Mrs Ingledew
19 May 08
postponing Court Order implementation date
Hello all,
I have two questions bothering my happy after divorce disposition , so, pleeeeease help me keep this happy grin on mi face:
1. Is it possible ...
15 May 08, by happybeyondbelief
Latest 18 May 08 by ancillarycilla
Replies:7
:1223
Latest by ancillarycilla
18 May 08
ambiguous court orders
We have received the following from the court, and we do not understand half of it! We have however realised that the 40% is ONLY spousal maintenance, does this ...
15 May 08, by sicofit
Latest 15 May 08 by sicofit
Replies:2
:667
Latest by sicofit
15 May 08
court process
I have a few questions that I meant to ask my solicitor but I forgot to ask.

I am hoping that stbx and I can agree to a financial settlement before the ...
07 May 08, by Rosie91
Latest 07 May 08 by Sera
Replies:6
:599
Latest by Sera
07 May 08
Likely outcome
Hello all posted recently on other boards and received v helpful advice. Would now like advice please on finances. Do hope by the way to be able to reciprocate ...
04 May 08, by roseanne
Latest 07 May 08 by Sera
Replies:2
:625
Latest by Sera
07 May 08
Without Prejudice information revealed during FH
Hi,

In my recent FH my stbxw revealed one of my Without Prejudice offers. My Barrister called on the Deputy District Judge to stand down and list the c ...
06 May 08, by maddp
Latest 07 May 08 by Sera
Replies:3
:615
Latest by Sera
07 May 08

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