Me and my children are living in a refuge and in benefits because of my husbands financial abuse, emotional and psychological abuse towards me.
He had threatened me many times if I apply for a financial disclosure on him he will cut me off and make me homeless but I didn’t think he would stop the children’s money.
He is now refusing to pay any child maintence to me until tbd court orders him to which can take 6-12 months or even longer if he protestes the allegations of abuse which he is going to.
Is this right that he doesnt have to pay anything towards his kids in the meantime? Is there anything I can do? We are struggling because I have nothing, I sm supposed to be moving in to my own a place in 2 weeks and I don’t have any of the furniture, he sold my car, put all our stuff in storage but won’t deliver it now to a secret location either. Obviously I can’t collect it as I have no money to do so hiring a man with a van etc..
He has 2 businesses, trucks, vans and cars and earns a lot of money.
It is obvious he wants to see me struggle and feel lost and desperate without him but it’s only the children that are going to miss out and will have to have charity clothes this winter and cheap school shoes etc
I applied for the financial order because I can’t trust he will pay me each month without string attached, as he always used and uses his financial control over me and wanted something in writing thats legally binding. I didn’t realise however that it could take over a year or that he doesn’t / shouldn’t have to pay anything in the meantime to support his children.
Any advice please? Very hard dark times right now 