Form E

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Can ex be forced to complete this? He’s wanting to go down mediation route, I’m not convinced.... can he be forced?

I believe the courts can?

That’s what I thought... it’s the cost of getting to that point though isn’t it 🙄

Just say you can't go to mediation without it because the whole point of the form is to declare finances.

You cannot negotiate finances if he won't complete the form....

You need him to do it for a consent order too. Judge won't sign it off unless there's been a financial declaration

He will have to do it one way or the other. If he repeatedly fails to then eventually a judge will issue an order for him to, with a penal notice attached (I.e. if he doesn’t do it, he risks prison).

So if he’s wanting to go the mediation route and avoid court, he may as well do it now.

My mediation fell apart because ex repeatedly failed to produce his Form E. Mediators refused to deal with us any more and signed us off, I had to apply to the court and eventually, after continuing to not do it, he was ordered with a penal notice to do it.

do you have to complete a form E if you are not arguing about finances? Can an unofficial agreement of finances work?

I've had to force mine to fill his in. We're due to exchange our form e in about three weeks. He just refused to engaged till I took him to court to do it.

How do you know of he is telling the truth on the form?

If he has bank accounts that he doesnt declare, how can you make him/ find out?

I believe Form E is a legal document so you should be 100% honest. That doesn’t stop people ‘missing’ stuff off...

If you don’t think he’s being honest, then I think you have to employ a forensic accountant to dig into his finances. I think they’re expensive but if they unearth a few million, then that’s money well spent...!

Hee hee, it certainly wont be a few million.!

What about money given to you after separation?
For example my parents want to give me a £1000 to help me out. Would half of that have to be given to him?

And his parents are very wealthy, I think they will give him lots. Do I get to know about that for the sake of the kids?