complicated one
sis was in business with her husband - as a partner in the business, while she was pregnant with their first child he cheated on her with one of their employees.
After a violent few months in which he knocked out her teeth, she moved out of the family home (mistake) but she couldnt stand the rows anymore. He stayed with the OW, their marital home stands empty and he bought another home with OW.
Dsis moved hundreds of miles away to be near to family.
She did her part of the business from her new rented home and continued to draw a wage. (the business was half hers anyway) He did not bother with his baby son and went on to have a child with OW whom is now employed within his and Dsis business. (which is obviously painful to her)
Her ex continually lies through his teeth - he cannot lie straight in bed. He lies about his income, the tax, the OW, you name it, he lies about it. She has got used to this and ignores most of it.
cut to now
Dsis son is grown up and she wants a clean break. Her and her ex H divorced, but stayed in business together (messy and not fun)
He has agreed to buy her out of the business and give her a cash lump sum plus a few years giving her a sort of salary per month, but he kept moving the goal posts and changing the amounts. always a lower amount with each new offer.
In the end, they agreed a sum. Got solicitors to draw up a contract.
BUT he has already renaged on the agreement before its even gone through. He was meant to give her a thousand per month for 3 years plus a cash lump sum. The money did not come this month. in the end she got a cheque which was for half the amount agreed.
She has been to solicitors before and they um and ahhh and give her duff advice, saying that no court would make him sell his business (income) and that it would "depend on the judge on the day" as to the settlement she would get if she were to dissolve the partnership etc and she were to sue him.
she thought she had done everything fairly and that he would stick to the agreement that he came up with.
She needs a really really good lawyer who will fight her corner for her, but she has so far had mediocre wishy washy crap advice from every lawyer she sees. This is why she had done most of the legal stuff herself. She has ended up paying £25 per email between her crap solicitor and his crap solicitor.
She has got nothing but a whacking bill from all this.
She needs a bloody good solicitor. How can she find one? she went through divorce aid and still got shit advice, and now, is paying for nothing as he has renaged before the order has even been signed. The solicitor says the only option is to press on and sue him after the event, which leaves her with no money, no income, nothing but a bloody big solicitors bill and fighting him could take years!
he is a twat. a complete and utter.
any advice please?