Financial remedy proceedings - First Appointment

[Ash]

From what I've googled you can get costs against you if you do very obvious delays like not turning up. I seem to remember something about form E's needing further information which might help delay things. ie if you submit some things and say you need to find more info or something? Is that right?

 

[JC83]

Not sure if there's any open points here but you can definitely use a solicitor to drag out the divorce/financial side of things.

Thanks Roblox. She’s served me with financial remedy proceedings. Would I still be able to drag this out?

 

[JC83]

Do you have anything written where it was agreed you would give up your career for hers?

No just verbal agreements as we didn’t want our daughter in nursery full time and ex earns a lot more and her pension is better. I do have a text from her with her pension forecast with her saying how good it is.

 

[JC83]

Yes

Is the first hearing different to a first appointment? The paperwork says first appointment for financial remedy proceedings

 

[JC83]

Form E could potentially be exchanged via the courts, when you submit documents they can be asked to resend them to other party.

The paperwork has said I need to exchange form es prior to my first appointment. It sounds like I won’t be able to delay much time them and the was my CAO case is going ex is pushing for a fact find to cause delays so don’t think I’ll be able to delay that much.

 

[capa]

As magic pointed out, my stbx didn't show,didn't exchange form e, actually lied to my barrister first time saying it was submitted, 1st hearing and rescheduled first hearing gone and she has been fined, costs awarded to me and in contempt of court, not a good look

 

[capa]

The only thing that can delay, is pension cetv, but aslong as ypu have proof that you've requested it that should.be sufficient to reschedule or for it to be admitted on 2nd hearing

 

[JC83]

The only thing that can delay, is pension cetv, but aslong as ypu have proof that you've requested it that should.be sufficient to reschedule or for it to be admitted on 2nd hearing

Thanks Capa. Sounds like I can’t delay much then as I’ve already got my CETV and I don’t want to be in contempt of court.

 

[Oneofmany]

Its mad, we bend over backwards to stick to the rules and yet the stbx's play the system every step on the way in CAO and Financial procedings.......

 

[MagicJ]

Is the first hearing different to a first appointment? The paperwork says first appointment for financial remedy proceedings

That is the name of the first hearing in the Finance case

 

[JC83]

Hi all,

I’ve pretty much completed my form e now and the exchange date is due in just over a weeks time. Ex and I are LIPs so I know I need to send my form e and accompanying documents in the post. Ex has stated in the financial remedy application she is getting advice from a solicitor but doesn’t have one formally instructed.

Can anyone suggest how to complete section 5? We don’t have a marital home (ex is renting) and I sold my own home to be with ex before the split (her career means she moves around the country), with the bulk of the proceeds of my house sale in a bank account in my sole name.

Ex has asked for a pension sharing order and a lump sum order.

Ex is in a far higher paid job than me, rents very very cheap accommodation compared to market value (as its subsidised by her employer) and is forecast to get a great pension (mine is OK too but I don’t imagine it comes close to hers).

I am waiting on a call back from a solicitor I hope I can use on an ad hoc basis to get advice, but obviously that costs and I’m trying to keep legal expenses down. Grateful for any advice!

Thanks all