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Lawyers sent letter for house to be put in wrong persons name !!

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whistablenative · 14/03/2024 17:29

Am Divorcing. In Scotland so different legal system. Here you form a Separation Agreement in which all finances are sorted out. Once signed, it's legally binding. Then you Divorce & only then do pension & assets move across.

My Lawyers have been crap. I'm on Legal Aid so I was putting up with it.
(except it turns out I'm not, but that's another story)
So, after dragging on since Nov 2021, we finally signed the Sep Ag in Dec.
Pension & house transfer all agreed but nothing happens until actual Divorce.

ExH has just contaced me to say that he's had a letter from my lawyers asking him to do final Signature for Conveyancing of house - into HIS sole name!
also a letter re LA for Divorce which says it will have to go through Court as
'not a simple divorce as both children are under 16'. Neither child is under 16 - laywers know this & have both original birth certs.

Now I'm panicking as clearly these people are totally incompetant so I'm worried that the pension figure (worked out between his employers & my lawyers) might be wrong too. Is there a pension section on here please as I can't get through to anyone until tomorrow. His total transfer value ws £233K & I've been awarded 50% of that but it's only £86K in the Sep Ag document (just double checked)
I trusted my Lawyer but clearly they are completely incompetant so now I'm worried I've signed to agree to the wrong figure? And what the heck about being already awarded LA for wrong kind of Divorce & also what if ExH signs the form for the house to go to him? I'm trying not to panic but I've seen the letters.

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whistablenative · 15/03/2024 09:23

bump

I think the first thing is to contact the lawyers & ask for a copy of the letter?
Then complain to the practice manager?
Then, if no joy, complain to the various Law societies?

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DawnMumsnet · 15/03/2024 12:04

We're moving this thread to our Chat topic for now - hopefully some Mumsnetters will be along soon with some advice.

whistablenative · 15/03/2024 12:20

I've called a pension advice firm & they are surprised that exH has been able to draw both capital & monthly pension before pot has been formally divided.
They also think the figures may be wrong by over 25%.

I called the SLCC but you have to complain to the firm first & get a reply.
I will email the firm but they don't reply in my experience.
I called a different firm who say I have a case for professional negligence as:
divorce 'type' incorrect (sent to court but I have no kids under 16 now) so will be rejected & that conveyancing of the house into exH name (not mine) a problem. But, they don't do PN work on legal aid & I have no money (hence situation).

am sitting here trying to be proactive but I have two young people with a lot of extra needs (& no support) & an exH who is well aware I can't change locks until House is 'mine' under Divorce. Atm it is on course to be HIS (despite a signed Separation Agreement making it very clear it will be in my sold name). Argh...

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whistablenative · 15/03/2024 14:30

Can anyone else add anything that I might not have thought of please?

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whistablenative · 15/03/2024 17:58

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PoppingTomorrow · 15/03/2024 18:03

Bumping

whistablenative · 15/03/2024 18:05

thank you @PoppingTomorrow x

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medianewbie · 15/03/2024 21:16

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NamelessGhoul · 15/03/2024 21:44

Try the uk legal board on Reddit. You might get more replies there.

YourWiseGreenAnt · 27/04/2024 14:41

Well, good luck with that! My mate has paid six various solicitors and barristers over his case - they take your money and run! As for getting help from any legal agencies - well, let's put it this way - you log into any aid site and the first sentence you read is something along the lines of 'Please Donate'...that's about all the information and help you get! 99% are like that. Do you want help? You can read up on the law and do a DIY job - it is the only way!

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