Vary Spousal (not child) Maintenance

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After some advice as to which form to use. Is it a 1A?
I'm not going to use a solicitor as fully confident in my reasons and evidence. Just need to know I'm submitting the right form.
Current court order from 2017 and need to vary to increase.

Anyone?

Form A

be aware that while you may be successful , you could also see it dismissed or even reduced and court will look at what steps you are taking to improve you own position ( increase earnings / reduce spend) before agreeing regardless of your ex chsnges to circumstances .

@millymollymoomoo I'm not the OP but I wondered if you had any info about how I might prove what you've suggested in your post above?

I've thought about;
Making a list of where I've cut back spending.

Adding notes to any spending which could be seen as non-essential to explain why it's there.

I'm self employed and IMO my job gives me the best chance of maximising my earnings as I have a disability (hidden, formally diagnosed) and it is a good fit for lots of reasons. I could show how I've tried to increase turnover.

Anything else?

Also, I'm not quite clear about whether I should or should not reduce spending to the bare bones on my form E expenses? I've been encouraged to put together a budget which reflects the lifestyle we had when married, which was pretty luxurious. I don't for a moment expect that to continue but exH has a great deal of wealth and so it's hard to get balance correct.

OP this sounds so frustrating, and TBH I'm surprised by the amount of people who don't seem worried about deliberately lying on their disclosure.

It is important that your ex gives a full and frank disclosure IMO. Otherwise how can you, your solicitor, or a judge decide what is fair....

It is step one of the process but also the cornerstone of everything else.

Oops- sorry OP. Ignore my post above. I posted it on the wrong thread.