Deemed service- Do i have enough evidence?

[Sloulou88]

So for deemed service you can go ahead with the divorce if you can prove your partner has the papers- Mine sadly only told me to my face so I had no written proof, however we had a text session yesterday (Hes had the papers since June and still not signed)- Do you think the following conversation is proof he has the papers and would count for deemed service?

ME; "Long message by me asking why he hasn't signed the divorce papers- explaining that If he doesn't sign I will have to get them served and to let me know if theres any issues with it"
HIM: Oh Im not worried
ME: Oh just wanered if theres a reason you haven't signed them yet?
HIM: Maybe I noticed one of the lies you told?
ME: Is the lie on the divorce papers? if so would be happy to amend and remove?
HIM: Whats the point talking to you about your lying ? you sent it anyway. "tells me about the lie it told- only It wasn't a lie just a communication error"
ME: Explained communication error and apologised -then is this why your refusing to sign the divorce papers
HIM: Im not refusing remember?

Now to me that's clear proof he has them- hes given a reason why he wont sign, and hes said "You sent it", think it would do as deemed service?

He told me he had received them when we met up a month ago, I know the date location time etc. The initial text I sent him was along the lines of what you said- with regards to the "lie" I told, it was that I didn't write on the rota that he was taking to school Monday morning- I usually write whos picking up and whos dropping off but I completely missed the drop off section (Not a lie I think? Just I forgot to write it on!) so nothing to do with the divorce. He initially said he hasn't signed because of this lie, then when I asked at the end in clear writing "are you not signing the divorce papers because of this", he said he is not refusing, remember?

Thanks for your help, I am at my witts end with this man

@familylawsolicitor does a copy of the deemed service get sent to the respondent?

I have some pretty horrific texts he has sent me apart from these ones which could add to my case (him telling me to do it his way or he wont sign and calling me every name under the sun) but I'd rather these not be sent to him as it will aggravate him further?