I'm in need of some advice. Please read the below and give me your thoughts.
Timeline of Respondent’s Conduct:
Feb 2024 – May 2024: Court orders disclosure (Form E, pension info, property valuations). Respondent misses deadlines.
Aug 2024: Further orders for valuations. Independent valuer reports he was obstructed from gaining access to one rental property.
Mar 2025: Judge issues third party disclosure order and directs Respondent to file proper replies to Applicant’s supplemental questionnaire.
Mar 2025 FDR: Respondent turns up with excuses, no complete disclosure. Judge attaches penal notices to disclosure orders.
Jul 2025 (18th): Respondent files D11 to adjourn FDR, citing ill health. Application refused as unsigned, with insufficient medical evidence.
Jul 2025 (22nd): Hearing goes ahead without Respondent. Judge warns this is his “last chance.” Orders:
Replies to Applicant’s questionnaire by 19 Aug 2025 (penal notice attached).
Property valuations by same date.
Clear recital: failure to comply → next hearing proceeds as final hearing, he may be debarred from evidence, and adverse inferences drawn.
Aug 2025 (15th): Respondent emails both sides, blaming anxiety/depression, alleging unfairness, and demanding 5 years of Applicant’s bank statements. Promises to comply “separately.”
Aug 2025 (19th, 16:00 deadline): Respondent misses the court deadline to reply to Applicant’s questionnaire.
Aug 2025 (19th, 23:00): Files another D11 with poor-quality “replies” (mostly repeated points, no new disclosure).
Pattern of Conduct:
18 months of delay with repeated excuses (ill health, lack of representation).
Non-compliance with penal notices — deadlines missed, valuations blocked, pension disclosure delayed.
Blame-shifting tactics — alleging Applicant’s disclosure is deficient to excuse his own breaches.
Gaming the process — late-night filings, last-minute applications, vague settlement offers without substance.
Current Position:
Next hearing listed for Nov 2025, to proceed as FDR/final hearing.
Judge has already warned: failure to comply = final orders, adverse inferences, debarment from relying on evidence.
Respondent now seeks extension of time via new D11 application.
Question for the group:
Given this timeline, pattern of behaviour, and the July order warning this was his “last chance,” how likely is the court to grant his D11 application for more time?