Does anyone know how this works? The situation is stbxh left end January and moved in with ow 100 miles away (so he's barely seen the kids). I've applied for the divorce and he's signed the papers. He's now got a solicitor who's told him he's overpaying me. So far he'd paid half the mortgage, half the loans (all in my name but joint debts) and £500 child maintenance. He's told me now he's only going to pay half the mortgage so I'll be £750 short on what he'd previously agreed. I need him to pay half the loans and to support his kids. If ow wants him she can let him live rent free. He can get all his meals for free at work and get all his travel paid through work. He's taken our family car as well that I paid half for (but of course that's in his name!). Could I get an interim court order to force him to pay? How much would this cost? If I lose would I have to pay his costs? I am not planning on hiring a solicitor (yet anyway).