Lost everything

[Kitty876]

Anyone got any suggestions on how to deal with this. Divorced years ago, going through courts with financial remedy, but until recently we were both living at the same property.
My ex has taken everything from the house and the limited company. He resigned from the company and took all the assets in addition he took jointly owned tools and equipment, all the house stuff and my personal belongings

Had a brief conversation with the police, but they are saying they will not deal with it as there is no break in on the house or the site of the business.

He denies taking anything. If he admitted to taking the stuff then I could pursue it through the courts.

Stuff does not just disappear - surely I should be able to log something with the police

He took all the stuff when I left the property because of his abuse - any ideas ??

Sounds like you need a solicitor, really. Or CAB?

Did you have insurance?

You need legal advice OP. As many of the assets were joint, he owned them jointly with you - he can't steal stuff he owns. Dissipation of assets is different issue. There may be companies law or divorce law remedies. I don't know enough to advise on this, but you need clarity on what your options are. Get it FAST!

Sorry OP - but this is why it is advised to sort out joint assets asap when you split - you say you've been divorced years but only sorting now?

Please go and get some advice as you may have remedies that you can pursue, but you need to act quickly

The solicitor dealing with the financial remedy – says unless I can prove he has the assets, from her perspective there is nothing she can do, has advised me to speak to Police.

I understand he cannot steal things we jointly own, but the problem is, he is saying he does not have them and is saying I have taken it all. If he admits to having them, I can do something about it with the courts, but as he denies having possession, this is my problem - I need to find away of getting the police involved, otherwise how do I prove he has got the stuff.

Hire a private investigator? A forensic accountant? The assets need to be worth a lot to do this though or you could spend all the money chasing and get nowhere.

If it is insured, then the company will have an interest in investigating where it went. Why don’t you put in a claim.