Divorce financial - husband has given money and assets to friends

[Anothermother70]

I am new to mumsnet and would like some advice. I have an FDA next week we have exchanged form E. I can see my high earning spouse has given thousands of pounds to friends and spent lots at an art gallery. I assume to reduce the pot. I will ask for documentary evidence hopefully the judge will allow the questions. Do I have to ask that any third party is joined in the proceedings? Will the court just accept a written explanation- false loan repayment. At what stage can they be called as a witness?

Cant help but what a cock he is! Maybe repost this in legal?

Oh my god how nasty!

Sorry for ignorance how do I repost in legal?

Try posting in the legal part of Mumsnet for help is what pp meant.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/legal_matters

Yes sorry i meant post this again in the legal
Section.

Or phrase it as an aibu as aibu is very busy.

'Aibu in thinking thatnit is not acceptable for my stbxh to give away thousands to friends and spend excessively in an art gallary in what i think is an obvious was to reduce his pot in our divorce??? And wtf can i get my solocitor to do to make sure the cockwomble doesnt get away with it?

If the transactions are visible then it will form part of the overall picture at later hearing.I guess your solicitor will ask for details of large transactions on bank accounts.

If he has withdrawn money then it will have to be accountable.

I am going through similar, high earning ex selling assets and spending money.

Worried when I go to the directions hearing next week he will ask judge to strike out questions re artwork as purchased after separation from an account in his sole name. But he is claiming he is broke but can afford £700 on one painting alone?.

Did his Form E specify valuables over £500?

Do you have a legal representative? They should be going through his finances and preparing questions but obviously you can prompt them with your observations.

No assets declared not even his car or Rolex watch transactions to art gallery carefully under £500 each. Going it alone at first hearing can't afford a solicitor at this point

You need to say very clearly that he is using this as a means to hide and dissipate assets and ask for bank accounts to be frozen until the financial settlement has been made and for the money he has spent to come out of his share of the assets.

The court definitely has the power to do this.

The accounts are all in his sole name so not sure I can ask for the money to be frozen?

I'm not in the UK but I will be watching this thread. Is it not a requirement to disclose all assets?