And it's still not over!!!
I left my EA ExH 3 years ago, should've filed straight away but as youngest DC was just starting A levels decided to wait for 2 yrs seperation as he be off to uni then.
Had discussions in that time as to what we would expect financially and I thought we come to a verbal agreement so I filed 1 yr ago without using a solicitor thinking it'd be straightforward.
First he didn't sign the papers, so I knew I'd have to pursue it legally so engaged a solicitor.
Then he says he hasn't received the letters that were sent out.
Then in December he back tracks on the sale of the house saying he will buy me out. He also says he wants me to waive rights to an overseas property as "I never contributed"
. I agreed as even though I had contributed I never wanted it in the first place.
Signs the papers eventually and the nisi was issued in January.
In Feb get a formal offer via his solicitor. Which while it wasn't rejected I did query how he'd arrived at that figure.
In March the offer is withdrawn with no explanation.
He never responds to the questions in the letters my solicitor sends, just replies with unrelated demands.
As we were getting nowhere fast, and I could see myself in the same situation in another years time we decided to go to court to try & force him to sell the house.
Even though all the required paperwork hadn't been completed prior to the court date by his side, the judge agreed with his solicitor that a pension valuation by an actuary was needed... So I'm no further along and we'll be back in court again (and I'll need a barrister) in December.
How is any of this fair??