Acrimonious Ex Dragging His Divorce Feet - Why?

[Jne1]

Does anyone have an experience of an ex dragging their feet through divorce?

Not in a way that he wants to get back together - his choice to leave (last Sept) - he’s moved in with someone else (cough cough last September) and was looking to buy the ex-family home that I currently live in, so he could move her and her children in.
All I would like is shot of him financially so I can have my own place to move on. We have two children together.

After sending a letter in Aug to propose buying my out, via solicitor, and that he wanted it ‘all sorted’ by 1st Dec, he’s gone from wanting to buy me out, to not being able to avoid to buy me out (wasting three months of pratting around on this), to delaying responding to his own solicitor (and mine), avoiding mediation and using delay tactics to slow down the process and now taking his time giving feedback to to progress what estate agent to use… it’s just so painful! All with the threat hanging there that he wants to move back in on the 1st Dec - goodness knows if this includes her and her children or not.

Anyone had an experience of this and how to make things run more efficiently? It’s not possible for me to communicate directly with him, he is confrontational and antagonistic plus attempts to intimidate - all communication currently via solicitor.

Any help, advice or suggestions appreciated!

He can't afford to buy you out and doesn't want to admit it would be my guess.

Unfortunately this could drag on for years if he isn't playing ball.

I'm dealing with an ex who won't agree anything. Don't play the solicitors game of a million letters back and forth. That's how they make their money.decide on what you want - get them to send him one last letter asking for his agreement or not to your proposals by a certain date, then if no response advise him you will take it straight to court. He's playing a power control game dndikely getting a kick.out of it.don't play along - all it will do is increase your legal bill.Maybe he's realised the grass is not greener in his new garden!!

Don't play along it should read.

Possibly waiting for the market to drop so the valuation is lower and it costs him less to buy you out?

House going on the market, as agreed via solicitors. I also requested (again via solicitor) he demonstrated his commitment to the sale by sending me half of the cost of the photography package, which he has done today. Of course accompanied by a ‘Dear Jne’ email, which reads politely but is actually passive aggressive considering recent behaviours.
Still, take the positive, the house is going on the market which is a step toward getting shot of another financial tie!