Ex husband has made me an out of court offer which is lower than I would get if I pushed through to April for the final hearing. Once I've taken into consideration barrister fees and stress I'm seriously considering it. He wants to buy me out with money lent to him by his family. He is saying he can only afford a set amount which includes me paying half of cost of sale and early repayment mortgage fees (the last judge said I shouldn't be paying towards the cost of sale) but he is including it saying he can't afford to pay me any more. Considering his family have lent him enough to pay off the remaining mortgage it's a load of rubbish.
Anyway... my question is if we were to settle out of court what fees are we looking at? I take it we have to draft a consent order and do it through a solicitor? Will we have to pay this seeing as I've already paid the £500 to take him to court in the first place? I'm just trying to factor in all costs to help me make my decision.
Also, times scales... How long does it take to get a judge to ok a consent order? I need my equity to put down for a deposit for a shared ownership property that is available now. Does it take a long time?
Thank you.