Mistakes in form

Hi
Got home last night to find my divorce papers from my solicitor and having checked them there are simple mistakes in them! This worries me. Husband it appears has what everyone calls a good solicitor and I''m now very concerned. Mine was recommend but silly mistakes in the initial form don''t give me confidence.
Also he has admitted his adultery yet on the form it states the adultery is with an unknown woman etc. sorry but we have the names of both his long term affairs and he is now living with number two. I don''t want anyone to think I''m divorcing him after one fling, he repeatedly had both of these women living in my home in America whilst myself and my children were in the UK due to the children''s schooling.
Should further details be on the form??
Thank you wise wikis for your help.

Don''t worry about the small errors, just correct them and send them back to your sols. Remember, the content of the forms are typed in by hand by admin staff, and people sometimes make little errors.

It''s normal for the OW/M to not be named, but simply described as an "unnamed/unknown man/woman". Naming a co-respondent complicates matters, and you would be relying on two people to return the completed paperwork - and admit to adultery.

As for people thinking that you are divorcing him after "one fling" - no-one but you, him your legal representatives and the Court staff see the Petition, and the grounds for divorce and the information in the Petition isn''t repeated elsewhere in the divorce documentation (Nisi and Absolute).

Thank you I''m just so so scared. I don''t even want this divorce but as he has moved on no option. He is badgering for it as he needs to marry her to stay in America but he is also telling me he is going to take everything so I will lose our home as well. It has four bedrooms and there are only three of us. I am in the middle of trying to do my mums probate as well so he wants that Money too. It all seems so unfair, he has affairs and leaves me after twenty years and yet I''m about to lose everything. Sorry very emotional.

No need to apologise for being emotional - I would be worried if you weren''t.

You are having to deal with a lot at the moment, more than most. Try to break things down into manageable "chunks" so it doesn''t become overwhelming. Have you got friends who could help you with some of the more practical elements? Don''t believe everything your ex is telling you - he isn''t now looking out for himself, and not you and the children. Get some proper legal advice on what a fair settlement would be, and if he is sending you emails or phoning you and telling you nonsense or that he''s going to take everything, ask him firmly but politely to direct all communication to your solicitor. (Or get a good and trusted friend to read through the emails first, to siphon out any that are just rants and/or nasty).

It always pays to have black-up plans, start looking at 3 bed houses in your area - are they affordable, find out if you could get a mortgage in your own name, would a move require the children to change schools and so on. You need to present a strong argument for remaining in the house. Your solicitor should be talking you through your options and explaining what a realistic outcome is likely to be.

I won''t be able to get a mortgage just got a job and its part time, I really don''t feel I can cope with anything else at the moment.
Decent three beds in our village are few and far between and would be out of my price range, was hoping he would let me pay off the mortgage on this house with mums money and then let us stay in the house, if I didn''t go for pensions or spousal maintenance. His earning potential is huge compared to mine, he just walked away from a 100k job, I have only worked part time for the last twelve years whilst looking after the children. They are 16 and 13. It''s all so overwhelming, I have no family at all, well my brother lives in America also and I can''t afford to go and visit, which saddens me. Mums money was going to put kids through uni and give us some extras now it looks as though it will go putting a roof over our heads.
Thank you