Advice please - ex ignoring me & refusing financial disclosure

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Just that really, divorce started early 2023 but no progress made on finances.
He doesn’t want to do full disclosure, says I’m complicating things & we should just agree between us what to disclose.
It sounds dodgy but I know his motivation is that he has lots more than me in his name & doesn’t want me to have a claim to any of it.

I’ve said I want to do the full disclosure & then have a sensible discussion. I wouldn’t even push for everything I could because I just want this over with.

After another month of no response from him I’ve now paid for a solicitor. They’ve sent a form E & written a letter asking for a disclosure from him & that I’m open to mediation.

I am betting that he’s going to ignore this too & so I’m trying to figure out what my next steps are.
I don’t want to sink costs on solicitors sending emails and letters that he can continue to ignore.
Can I ask the court to force disclosure & can I do that myself without the help of a solicitor?

thanks in advance

Depends how you been married and any kids

Hello.. I looking for some advice.
I was with my husband 19 year married for 9 of those with 2 children together.. we split up 5 months ago he kicked me out of out bought home and 2 month ago he moved his girlfriend in.. my 14 year old son stopped with him and my 16 year old daughter come with me I had to find a private property. He beat me up so currently not allowed to contact me due to the domestic violence..
Will I get any help with cost of divorce? He living the high life while me and my daughter have nothing and would I be entitled to money from our home? I worked paid bills and all my inheritance went into the home but the mortgage is only in his name. That's was 1 of his controlling behaviours.
Thank you

Issue Form A yourself. The Court will set a timeline for Form E exchange. You can self represent up to this point, it’s pointless having solicitors if he is not playing ball. Save your money for when you really need it. You can bring a solicitor on board at any time but for this, you don’t need it.

I don’t know much about being able to force disclosure but I thought I’d share a free resource that can help you keep solicitor costs low by doing a lot of the divorce yourself. It’s really useful!
https://iamlip.com/
https://iamlip.com/home/

I think this guide specifically might help you though - https://iamlip.com/help-guides/the-court-process-of-dividing-your-marital-assets-finances-and-pensions/
It was a lifesaver for me because honestly everything was so confusing and my ex wasn’t the nicest person at all to me. But the guides are pretty good as taking your through the process. Hope this can help! Xxx

Thank you so much for the replies, really helpful resources. I’ve done everything myself so far apart from one solicitor letter which I hoped would make him see I’m serious about moving things along.
Lived together 19 years, married for 7 and 2 children.
I’ll follow your advice & will try to keep my costs low, thank you.

What was the outcome of this? I’m in exactly the same position.

Sorry I’ve only just seen this. The solicitor letter worked to a point, it made him reply to my emails but only to say he was too busy and would get to it when he could. Solicitors were chasing but not effective and their costs quickly add up. So I’ve cancelled them for now and going down the Form A route into court.

I’m in the same boat also. Cancelled the solicitor and completed form A. Court in May.