How long do you wait to ask for a reply from ExP's solicitors? Apologise if it is an odd question

[MsBakingCakes]

I received a letter from ExP's legal team before Easter. They received my reply on the 11 of April answering all their questions and an update of some information that had changed on the 26th of April. To dateI have not received any response from them.

Should I wait a few days more before I ask for a response? What does all this waiting mean?

Also ExP has failled to give me written consent to take DD to visit our family abraod (we live in the UK). I asked ExP's legal team to have his written consent fourteen wirking days before departure date which is far gone. Does it make any difference that I am representing myself or would it be the same if I would also have a legal team? All this waiting is making me mad. The letter from his legal team wasn't about contact o anything important as such.

Thanks

It depends on a number of things to include:
whether lawyer is on holiday/busy (ie Court) and therefore has a backlog
whether lawyer is still waiting for instructions from his client. A copy of the letter would normally be sent to the client for their instructions. If your ex is particularly slow and has taken a while to get back to his solicitor, then this would cause a delay. His solicitor hopefully made a diary note to check if not heard from his client within a certain period. Is there a hearing coming up?
I doubt it makes any difference that you are in person and have not instructed a solicitor.

If you are worried or anxious about not having received a response with regards to written consent then by all means chase them. Good luck

Thanks MOSagain. It is his third leagal team in a year and he seems to change solicitors if he does not get the answer that he wants so I am wondering now if maybe he has decided that he does not want to use them. Would his solicitors tell me if they are not representing him anymore?

LOL, yes, that is quite common. Don't like the advice you are given so keep changing solicitors in the hope that you find one that tells you what you want to hear, no matter whether it is correct or not.

Yes, they would have to tell you if they were no longer instructed so you could write to him direct. Sounds like he just hasn't bothered responding to them. No harm in chasing them although of course bear in mind that if he is still represented by them they will be charging him for their time dealing with your letters to them and other communications etc

Chase them up about the travel consent if nothing else. If they are no longer representing him they'll (eventually) let you know.

MOSagain: it did cross my mind if they would be charging him every time I sent a letter. Maybe I should think of sendinga couple every week until I get a response .

I will be posting a letter tomorrow asking for a prompt response and see what happens. ExP mentioned to me that I would be getting a response early last week but it may not have been truth, who knows

I was recently involved in an employment tribunal assisting someone who was in person and his former employer's instructed a partner at one of the top law firms in the country. Our tactic was to send them regular letters and other documents on a weekly basis and they settled pretty quickly

I like your tactic . I am seriously considering doing it . To start with I will send a letter tomorrow and if I don't get a response then I will send another one next week.

Do you think I should be mention that if I don't get a response I will be fore to go to court and ask for a specific issue order? or should I keep that from a letter as it seems a bit of blackmail?

Thanks again, very useful as always

Thanks babybarrister. What is an application? I have not received a response after 4 calendar weeks. Is this normal for a busy solicitor?

The problem is that we are going away a week on tuesday so not sure about time. I have never been stopped when travelling with DD on my own (plenty of times by the way) before so not sure if to risk it. At the moment I don't have £200 to spend, we live in a very tight budget and it is difficult enough to save some money to visit family