Did you pay half of the financial order and court fee??

[whymewhyme]

Hi,

My divorce is finally starting to progress. There is such a long back story which is a thread in its self.

I have received an email late yday afternoon to say he wants to start a financial order, we have come to an agreement ( although last week he said he changed his mind) on the email it sets what we agreed but he has asked that i pay half of the finincial order and court fee, is this normal practice?

I paid to start the divorce, I will incure my own legal fees and i will also have to pay to get myself on his pension. i just find it odd, he wants me to pay half to his solicitor. This man earns 4 times more than me and he has already told me he isnt willing to pay for it all ( 1200+vat) and if I don't pay half he will go back on the agreement. I will speak to my solicitor on Monday.

Any advice welcome,

I only paid my own court fee and solicitor fee - nothing towards his

Mine said exactly the same. He’d gone all “fathers for justice “ so I assumed he’d picked up his advice from one of these websites and ignored him.

I paid half of the joint court fees.

I made him pay half.

My solicitor drew up what we'd agreed and submitted to the court. She billed him directly for half.

The financial settlement should leave you both as equal in terms of finances. The income disparity will be addressed in that.

You both need the financial settlement turned into an agreement that is approved by the court. You should both pay for it unless the cost is material to the terms of the settlement. Otherwise this is part of the recognition that you are financially separate and liable for you own costs in life.

It’s usual to pay halve the divorce /court fees. Not the other persons legal fees though

Thanks for the advice, I paid for the divorce application he wouldn't go half's on that and now he wants me to pay half of the financial order and if I refuse he has said he will go back on our agreement so I feel like im being backed Into a corner which isn't a very nice feeling at all. Im sick of being bullied