Struggling with form E a week before FDA

[Darkershadeofpink]

I am struggling to do my form E and have no one to help me. I have a serious health condition and the whole thing is exhausting me. Shall I just submit things as best I can. I get panicked with budget or what all the questions in section 3 mean. I am literally spending 6 hours a day o it and getting nowhere. No money for solicitor due to financial abuse. I really just need to rest and not go through this. I paid a mackenzie friend but she took my money and ran. Is it worth going ahead or adjourning.

Dear God @ McKenzie friend! I hope you reported them.

OP I think we are pretty much at identical points in the timeliness. Form E is horrible isn't it? I am lucky enough to have a solicitor and she advised me to just do the best I can with it and to remember that the majority of sections do not apply to the majority of people and it's OK to leave parts blank.

I would recommend you consider prioritising the budget first, tbh I wildly stabbed at some figures (looking at you, hairdressing budget). I would also suggest you put a cover note on about how your disability is making this difficult. Reasonable adjustments might include another person to help. And I'm so sorry to hear about your bad experience.

Once I had sent mine in I felt a weight off my back. Good luck!

ETA - what would adjourning achieve? Unless you have someone in the wings to help you i would just sacrifice perfection and get it in

You are extremely late getting it in, leaving little time for the other side to prepare a questionnaire or identify issues. Get it filed today, whatever imperfect version you have, and serve it on the other side. Make sure they then send you theirs.

ByLimeAnt thank you. It is very difficult.
I have a NMO so can’t serve on the other side and he has no solicitor. So I haven’t received his.
There are health reasons as I said. I am having cancer treatment.

Look on advice now and wikivorce. There are lots of resources for litigants in person. You absolutely need to adhere to court deadlines.

Having done FDA last week the court want everything in place to allow them to proceed. You’ve already missed the deadline for filing Form E by some margin. There are more reports that should be filed 14, 7 and 2 days before hearing. Have you filed nothing?

FDA can’t meaningfully take place without both parties filing necessary documents and is wasting court time. This will piss them off. The judge in my case was annoyed that a paginated bundle had not been submitted by the Applicant despite all documents being submitted.

I would phone the national helpline for advice on the best way to proceed. FDA cannot take place if you have not made required submissions. Your notice would have told you what was required and when.

Are you the Applicant or Respondent? If the Respondent do you have evidence to support why you didn’t file necessary documents by the deadline?

If you can adjourn it will give you time to sort it all out but this time you will really have to do it. It’s not optional.

Yes I have evidence why. My health. I haven’t received his disclosure.

I know. But you may have to submit evidence in the form of GP and consultants letters, appointments etc. Not complying with court ordered deadlines prior to known hearings is a big deal. Don’t worry about your spouses disclosure. Just your own.

I have emailed the court and they provided information about adjournment. When you’re dealing with life limiting illness the last of the priorities of paperwork.

@Darkershadeofpink

I can't believe the M friend did that to someone, especially with you having cancer.

This must be an enormously difficult time for you. I would say my divorce was more stressful than the cancer I had.

@tothelefttotheleft thank you for your kindness. Yes I would agree that the divorce is worse than the cancer diagnosis - at least there’s a team carrying you and feel in safe hands. This is incredibly draining and stressful. Sorry to hear about your cancer.