What Happens at the First Appointment?

I will have a first appointment sometime in the new year when the Court gets round to listing it. The hearing will be firstly because I have applied for a downward variation in maintenance because of a major reduction in my income which has coincided with my ex receiving a major increase in come. I have also had to reduce maintenance because I could not sustain payments at the old rate and my ex has made an application for arrears. I believe that both will be heard at the First Appointment and that the hearing will last about half an hour.
We have been through form E and Form E2, I have provided a full response on both occasions and having received the other side''s questions have decided to respond to as many of their questions as possible proactively before the hearing as I have nothing to hide. The other side have provided incomplete Form E and Form E2 submissions with basic elements such as Bank and Credit Card Statements missing.
At the moment I''m acting for myself and considering self representation so would like to know what to expect on the day?

Hi there.

Step 4 in the guide below gives a good summary:

www.wikivorce.com/divorce/Guides-Financi...ncillary-Relief.html