Occupation order

[atr79gb]

I'm currently going through a divorce and am being emotionally abused.

I'm still living in the family home with my wife and her and her family are bullying me into moving out of the family home even though I'm paying for everything. I'm fully aware of the implications of moving out of the family home during the divorce.

I've completed a C1A form and have included this with my C100 form as part of my custody application.

I'm considering applying for an occupation order to ensure my wife is not able to bully me into leaving the home.

Does anyone have experience of doing this? What would be the implications of my wife breached the order?

An Occupation Order can carry a power of arrest. It's usually granted for 6-12 months and is used to regulate the family home. They can be used to enforce the right to remain in occupation of the property.

You may be better contacting the Men's Advice Line for further help and support.

Depends on what she's done but the usual way to proceed on this is to try to get her to make a signed undertaking with the threat of a non-molestation order.

Non molestation order has a "lower bar" than an occupation order and is therefore easier to get.

I thought you had agreed to 50-50 shared care what happened?

@youknowitmakessensedunnit we had verbally agreed to 50/50 but she wasn't willing to agree anything in writing.

Her and her family are continually putting me under pressure to move out of the family home. I've spoken to my solicitor and am now considering a non molestation order.

It looks like the custody arrangements will now need to be done through the family court.