The court signed off my consent order in June, which stated my ex had to give me a lump sum payment within fourteen days of the order. This date has come and gone.
A few days before the deadline I contacted his solicitor to make them aware that I had not received the payment yet, and asked them to let me know if they needed any information from me such as bank details (although he already has them).
I didn't get a reply until a week after the deadline and provided the bank details right away. Another week has passed and I still haven't received the money. At what point do I contact the court and ask them to enforce the order? How long does this usually take?
He's very much the "ask forgiveness rather than permission" type and during our marriage would often take money from our savings to pay off debts from his personal purchases or pay for things like motorbikes, etc hoping he could replace the money before I noticed. I no longer have access to our old joint account (I know, I was stupid to allow this to happen) and I'm afraid he may be continuing this behaviour. He's just bought a house with his new partner and, knowing him, may have used the money to cover expenses, not expecting the consent order to be approved as quickly as it was.