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mlp3282 · 03/08/2017 14:52

I split with my STBXH two years ago. He has continually had the same solicitor although every so often he tells me we are not using solicitors anymore and to sack mine. I have changed solicitors mid way through and now representing myself. Orders say due to domestic abuse during marriage and following split including non molestation order the contact we have is via solicitors or the contact book and obviously the contact book is limited purely to children and the solicitors is limited merely to the children and arrangements etc. I now write to his solicitor as have always done and she opens it, stamps it (so probably reads it) and sends it back in a new envelope with a letter to me saying she is not acting. However, on the same day she sends me letters with his instructions and by the way I am acting again now. She knows I am not represented and is refusing to forward my letters but forwards letters with instructions from STBXH. Is that right? Is that fair?

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Collaborate · 03/08/2017 15:05

Doesn't sound it. Are your letters about the children, and his about money things? He might have instructed them to deal with the money side of things but not children, in which case they are not instructed, but if they are then writing to you about the same thing as you are trying to send to them it sounds a bit off.

Lonecatwithkitten · 03/08/2017 16:46

My solicitor is now only instructed to deal with financial matters as my ExH was attempting to Harass and control me with letters through my solicitor to do with DC. So any letters the solicitor receives regarding these are sent back as not instructed to deal with this.
It could be a similar situation.

MrsBertBibby · 03/08/2017 20:19

I got this from another solicitor a while back, she'd write to me, I'd call her to discuss, she'd give me an earful for calling her when she's just 'in the background' then her client would do the same. Then 2 days later she'd write again. Usually berating me for not replying.

It happens, OP, and it isn't OK.

Collaborate · 03/08/2017 23:14

I got this from another solicitor a while back, she'd write to me, I'd call her to discuss, she'd give me an earful for calling her when she's just 'in the background' then her client would do the same. Then 2 days later she'd write again. Usually berating me for not replying.

I feel your pain.

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