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Custody / matrimonial home / debt / court outcome? ... 06 Aug 19, by Jam1456 Latest 07 Aug 19 by Jam1456	Replies:4 :845	Latest by Jam1456 07 Aug 19
is there such order as an \"order to work\" can a court order you to work having been on JSA and there has been no effort to obtain employment and now if you want a property in a financial settlement how ... 18 Jun 19, by dezpemberton Latest 21 Jun 19 by dezpemberton	Replies:6 :730	Latest by dezpemberton 21 Jun 19
Heads of agreement to consent order Dear all, My Decree absolute should be comming up within a month or so. The consent order will be written up by the other side. I understand some things in the ... 08 Jun 19, by Dandoka Latest 10 Jun 19 by Dandoka	Replies:3 :697	Latest by Dandoka 10 Jun 19
Letter from Court A friend has received a letter back from the court after sending his consent order off. Does any know what the below means? The deputy district judge h ... 28 Apr 19, by MysteryB Latest 30 Apr 19 by .Charles	Replies:3 :686	Latest by .Charles 30 Apr 19
Court Order For costs Hi All, My first post here although I found this site very useful in preparing my case as I self represented. My ex husband obtained a court o ... 08 Apr 19, by Abigail2001 Latest 10 Apr 19 by .Charles	Replies:4 :936	Latest by .Charles 10 Apr 19
When to file decree absolute after financial order We had the FDR hearing yesterday and got a financial order approved by the judge. My ex husband agreed to pay a lump sum by the end of April. I realised that it ... 20 Mar 19, by Lin325	Replies:0 :755
enforcing costs strange one! enforced a consent order the judge said he does believe that the other side should pay some of the costs (even though I had to chase it and take it back to cour ... 12 Mar 19, by diamond74 Latest 14 Mar 19 by .Charles	Replies:1 :674	Latest by .Charles 14 Mar 19
re enforcement of a court order for the sale house Hi Any one out there who has taken their ex back to court for the re enforcement of an original order for the sale of a jointly owned house? E ... 08 Jan 19, by Rachel Munro Latest 14 Mar 19 by Rachel Munro 1 2	Replies:12 :2359	Latest by Rachel Munro 14 Mar 19
Success! Child Arrangements Final Hearing Hi All, Just thought I'd report on how well things can sometimes go representing yourself - I had a final hearing on child arrangements recently, my ex ... 22 Feb 19, by s59 Latest 25 Feb 19 by s59	Replies:2 :792	Latest by s59 25 Feb 19
Court judgement question Hi What is the likelyhood of being forced to find a full time job by the judge, when I ‘may’ have a yet undiagnosed disability, and also support a ... 08 Feb 19, by janeuk Latest 12 Feb 19 by hadenoughnow	Replies:3 :808	Latest by hadenoughnow 12 Feb 19
My ex- committed perjury - on tape in MPS hearing- My ex ( soon to be) told the judge that the many hundreds of thousands he spent last year on a net income of less than a third was met from paying his tax Gro ... 08 Feb 19, by kitty cat Latest 09 Feb 19 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :702	Latest by hadenoughnow 09 Feb 19
enforcement of consent orders outcomes Has anyone been to court to enforce a consent order? I will be self repping just looking for outcomes that anyone has had, this is to enforce a sale ... 09 Jan 19, by diamond74 Latest 29 Jan 19 by diamond74 1 2 3	Replies:19 :2298	Latest by diamond74 29 Jan 19
for re enforcing an existing order for sale Hi Any one who has already been to court to re enforce an existing court order for the sale of a jointly owned property? Ex is obstructing sale, st ... 03 Jan 19, by Rachel Munro	Replies:0 :710
Confusion over % on deferred payment Perhaps you would share the figures involved? What was the equity at the time of the settlement? What was the market value of the property? 15 Dec 18, by hadenoughnow Latest 16 Dec 18 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:6 :758	Latest by WYSPECIAL 16 Dec 18
Is Legal Aid available ? Is legal aid available for financial settlement disputes? If H & W have joint savings (in a joint account) but, H moves all of it into her ... 05 Dec 18, by Thomasjames Latest 07 Dec 18 by Thomasjames 1 2	Replies:11 :1593	Latest by Thomasjames 07 Dec 18
untruthful disclosure? Can anybody help answer if this fictional story is a case of miss representation or untruthful disclosure in form E in order for H to show reduced capi ... 05 Dec 18, by Thomasjames Latest 06 Dec 18 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:3 :772	Latest by WYSPECIAL 06 Dec 18
Who does money \"belong\" to? can anyone help answer this question If H & W have savings (fictional £100k) at what point (date) in financial settlement proceedings are ... 05 Dec 18, by Thomasjames Latest 06 Dec 18 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :623	Latest by hadenoughnow 06 Dec 18
?30/70 or 40/60 split Hello, I have been divorced for approx 18 months now.I am the high income earner and my ex shows that he earns less by earning cash as driving taxi.My 9 year ol ... 28 Nov 18, by kanjarkhana	Replies:0 :869
court application form Does anyone know that is used to obtain an order for personal items to be returned? W changed locks and is refusing to return items from the house. ... 04 Nov 18, by Thomasjames	Replies:0 :733
Enforce a court order Hi all, Outcome at final hearing last october was a court order to sell the house. The sale date is fast approaching and ex will no doubt be o ... 28 Aug 18, by me449 Latest 25 Oct 18 by me449 1 2 3	Replies:14 :2052	Latest by me449 25 Oct 18
consent order - items if an "agreement" regarding items and contents is made between both parties, prior to a consent order being made. Does the "agreement" form ... 14 Oct 18, by Thomasjames Latest 16 Oct 18 by Thomasjames	Replies:3 :610	Latest by Thomasjames 16 Oct 18
Decree Absolute Can the respondent in Divorce bully the Applicant into making application for Decree Abaolute? ... 28 Sep 18, by Thomasjames Latest 03 Oct 18 by .Sylvia	Replies:4 :582	Latest by .Sylvia 03 Oct 18
permission to vary consent order W produced list of items that H may have returned to him by collecting them. H unable to return to FMH due to threats of violence by son. W legal counse ... 30 Sep 18, by Thomasjames Latest 03 Oct 18 by Thomasjames	Replies:4 :649	Latest by Thomasjames 03 Oct 18
Consent Order If Judge issues a Consent Order. Does it have to be signed by both parties to be valid? ... 16 Sep 18, by Thomasjames Latest 03 Oct 18 by Thomasjames 1 2	Replies:11 :1621	Latest by Thomasjames 03 Oct 18
Struck out Does it mean i am divorced or not divorced ... 20 Sep 18, by Cranko Latest 20 Sep 18 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :585	Latest by hadenoughnow 20 Sep 18
Unfair settlement - 2nd appeal -High Court? My BF was given an unfair settlement from the Court where he is left with £400 to live on. 1 Child Monthly take home pay £3,000 To ... 25 Aug 18, by Applebee123 Latest 04 Sep 18 by WYSPECIAL 1 2	Replies:7 :1877	Latest by WYSPECIAL 04 Sep 18
D11 child maintenance missed payments We have a consent order since divorce 2013 which states that ex is to pay £400 p/m child support. ex has ben made redundant and has since stopped paying, soon ... 14 Aug 18, by ok18 Latest 14 Aug 18 by ok18	Replies:2 :637	Latest by ok18 14 Aug 18
Non molestation order/non habitation order Please help I pleaded guilty on January to grabbing my wife and was charged and got community service. I will not go in to details, however all I will ... 13 Jun 18, by connor12345678	Replies:0 :718
effect or approval of consent order. Please could someone advise me if there is any difference to: (1) to give effect to the settlement (2) approval of a settlement How ... 11 Jun 18, by Jane2014	Replies:0 :572
Arbitration or Court? So after 6 months of no progress, 3 mediation sessions where my husband is still to provide any paperwork/valuations for his assets and my legal fees already a ... 11 May 18, by rachy74 Latest 17 May 18 by rachy74	Replies:2 :683	Latest by rachy74 17 May 18
help nothing happening long story had consent order approved asked him to give me a lump sum by october last year or sell house, none of this has happened, he was meant to be ... 11 May 18, by diamond74	Replies:0 :515
Breach of consent order We are now divorced and the consent order stated I was paid a lump sum (received) and also to be released from the joint mortgage. However, I am still await ... 03 May 18, by JJ999 Latest 03 May 18 by divorced at last 1 2	Replies:7 :1386	Latest by divorced at last 03 May 18
Relieved Just received my approved consent order through the post today. I’ll apply for my absolute on Monday then it’s all over. I was a little sad when the nisi ar ... 14 Apr 18, by Stbd247 Latest 16 Apr 18 by Stbd247	Replies:5 :646	Latest by Stbd247 16 Apr 18
Judge ruled against mutual agreed consent order after a 13 wk wait on our consent order which we both signed, the judge has come back in my favour saying i should also be awarded part of my exes pension (some ... 16 Jan 18, by TAF Latest 16 Apr 18 by Clawed	Replies:6 :3474	Latest by Clawed 16 Apr 18
Up and coming FDR I will be attending my FDR soon, May 12th. It is really about splitting the proceeds of the FMH so asking for any ideas of what I may come out with? Coh ... 14 Apr 18, by Happylife80 Latest 15 Apr 18 by Happylife80 1 2	Replies:8 :1408	Latest by Happylife80 15 Apr 18
Unequal outcome I am trying to prove my loss of chance in respect of my financial settlement. I asked for a contested hearing but my barrister advised that if I had a conte ... 06 Apr 18, by Jane2014 Latest 08 Apr 18 by Jane2014	Replies:4 :773	Latest by Jane2014 08 Apr 18
Court Order NOT adhered to! Hi, I need any advice that anyone can offer. I have had my final hearing (self-represented v his barrister!) to which we agreed a final settlement ... 22 Mar 18, by Andymn67 Latest 22 Mar 18 by Andymn67 1 2	Replies:8 :1412	Latest by Andymn67 22 Mar 18
Final hearing done, procedure for decree absolute Hi, anyone know the process moving forward. Had final hearing for financial matters 9 days ago, as applicant in matters. Clean break outcome. Applied for decree ... 03 Mar 18, by spirax71 Latest 03 Mar 18 by Under60	Replies:1 :648	Latest by Under60 03 Mar 18
Children's living standards and jobs Hi there, Sorry, I seem to have loads of questions at the moment. My husband and I are about to embark on mediation in an attempt to sort out ... 20 Feb 18, by rachy7 Latest 27 Feb 18 by rachy7	Replies:4 :616	Latest by rachy7 27 Feb 18
Breach of Consent Order Our Consent Order stated that when my ex sold the house she was to give me 50% of the net proceeds. I have recently discovered that she lied to me about how muc ... 22 Feb 18, by angryguy Latest 22 Feb 18 by .Charles	Replies:1 :541	Latest by .Charles 22 Feb 18

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