How exactly does financial disclosure work ?

[Fleecyslippers]

When Ex is a bullying, controlling idiot who has stripped everything away ?
Bank accounts emptied, cars 'sold' (Transferred into Ows name) conned out of a holiday property (OWs family posed as legit buyers) etc etc. The assets aren't huge but I have small children to bring up. So far, any attempts to ask him for reasonable proposals have resulted in a sneery rant about how he won't be 'giving' me anything. (I worked throughout the marriage apart from when he didn't allow me to)
Long history of abuse (Fact finding went in my favour) There are lots of small pension pots dotted around, which when combined, would at least provide a little stability.
But how on earth can he be forced to provide details ? Lying is second nature to him.
Am not even sure if I have the energy to go down the road if it simply means that HE has to provide the correct info (which he won't)

The problem I've got is that dh lived off the family savings and then took no money out of the company. I didn't realise he was doing this. I though he was living off his earnings (the company is just to process his earnings). So I really need to know what's in the company - how can I ask for that info?

it should be apparent from the filed accounts (they have to be filed annually with Companies House)

I doubt that the accounts filed at Companies House will help much: they will probably be in "total exemption small" format and comprise just the balance sheet and not include a profit & loss account.

However, it should be apparent even from the balance sheet if the OP's husband is retaining funds in the company. You can get a nice graphic check of shareholders' funds on this website under "key financials" companycheck.co.uk/index

Hi
I'm in a similar position unfortunately; I discovered my then husband had got himself in significant debt without my knowledge in November 2015 and had cashed in his endowment. We divorced in November last year (my solicitor was a tad slow) and we have had the first financial hearing. He has submitted an incomplete form E, has ignored subsequent questions (he has never replied to any letters from my solicitor) and has ignored the order to supply missing information at the first hearing in March, we are heading for the second hearing next Friday. We are both still in the house and I am faced with continuing to pay all the bills,although it has now been sold and we are waiting for a completion date. I have since discovered he has spent a small fortune, including over 90k from an inheritance he told me was 10k, a pension lump sum etc.
I cannot see any end to this nightmare I am in, does anyone know if a consent order could be signed off without him making a full and frank disclosure?
Thanks

Hi, I’m in the process of trying to get a clean break. My decree absolute was a year ago and though I and my ex have solicitors my ex still fails to do a complete financial disclosure. I have done mine and do not want to claim anything from her. Just want a clean break for future reference. My solicitors has advised mediation before going to court which is next month but I know my ex won’t turn up. So the next step is court. As I do not want to claim against her can the judge just grant the clean break. We had no assets in the marriage..rented accommodation which she’s still in..no children. Only married for five years. She has her own business and I’m quite sufficiently employed. It’s just getting very expensive and there won’t be anything at the end of it. I just want the financial clean break

Just to add..this is the other side of the coin..the ex wife being a pain!

@Clairelouised I am in an identical situation now as you were, please can you tell me how it worked out for you?

@hairtoss it ended up
Working out very well for me. Although nothing was said in court with the settlement I got (more than I expected) it really didn’t go down well with the judge that he had messed the court around. Stick with it, it really does work out ok and is worth every stressful moment x

@Clairelouised thanks for replying.
Glad to hear it all worked out for you, I'm sure it feels like a distant memory.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for my situation too, it's a horrible feeling to have my future decided by a judge, who has never worked in my shoes...and I'm so scared that they will just dismiss all the wrong doings of my ex...and ignore the fact that he has wilfully tried to screw me over.