No financial order - he’s remarried, I’m about to

[MaitlandGirl]

We got divorced in 2007, he begged me to push it through as he was getting married. Ended up getting the decree absolute on the Thursday and he got married on the Friday!!

I’m getting married myself but we never got around to getting a financial order sorted out.

I’m not interested I getting any money out of him, it’s an absolute waste of time but I had a horrible dream last night that I couldn’t get married without the financial order being sorted. Surely I’m properly divorced even though I don’t have the financial order done?

what about him getting money out of you?!

And if he's been married again for 10 years it must be possible without a financial order?

If you remarry doesn’t it mean you can’t ask for a new financial order?

I’m sure my friend told me, she was unaware that her financial order was only self agreed not judge stamped, so her ex could have contested it when his circumstances changed, but then he remarried so she didn’t have to worry. Very third hand info though!

cheesypasta I don’t have any money, never have (due to financial abuse during the marriage). I’ve got full residency of the children and he has no contact (his choice).

saladdays that’s what I thought but he tried to commit bigamy and I’m not entirely certain he declared he was previously married when he did get married.

You do not need a financial order to remarry.

As he has remarried he cannot apply for a financial order. Once you remarry you will also lose the right to make any financial claims.

There was a case where a very rich man had not agreed a financial order with his ex and she was poorly off some years later. There was a review of their financial situation and an order was made for her, based on his wealth, and he had not made provision for his children after the divorce. She had not remarried.

I cannot think why anyone gets divorced and doesn’t get round the the financial order, especially where there are children.

Who was the petitioner in your divorce?

I was the petitioner. We didn’t get a financial order sorted out because he phoned me begging me to get my solicitor to put the paperwork through with a financial order as he was getting married. I agreed as her Mum was paying for the wedding and I knew she wasn’t well off and couldn’t bear the thought of her spending all that money for nothing.

He hadn’t paid child support in over 8 years but it isn’t about the money. I just want to make sure I can get remarried without a financial order in place.

If you ticked the financial order boxes in the petition, then your claims would survive your remarriage anyway.

But ultimately, yes, you can remarry without a financial order in place.