Emergency Occupation Order

So, I am divorced....had my absolute recently. I divorced her on the grounds of bad behaviour, which she finally accepted.

I share a home with my ex-partner in the UK, it's in my name entirely and I have always paid all the bills. I work away in Asia quite a bit, but I am intended to draw that to a conclusion (infact my employer has said they will not be renewing my services after January rendering me unemployed).

I had recently received a letter from her solicitor asking me to voluntarily leave the house, and if I didn't they would be applying for an occupation order to stop me coming in my home...stay in with the kids and have me foot the bill whilst I have to find somewhere else to live.

I laughed this off really, ridiculous, I had read that these are only granted in the cases of domestic abuse. Absolutely nuts, I divorced her really because of the abusive behaviour I have received for years. I even tried to tell her this and she said "oh well you know with my mental history", which was a kind of threat - because she has suffered with depression and been on/off medication since her grand parents both died many years ago. These had been attributed to problems with her childhood relationship to her mother, and the father leaving her when she was young...but now is planning to turn it on me.

Anyway, I figured this had died off...but I'm quite sure she has now been back to the solicitor and paid the money to go for the occupation order. The solicitor was citing the fact I had a good wage, could afford to accommodate myself elsewhere and citing money I had shared with my new partner as evidence of the fact.

So I'm actually out in Thailand right now, I'm quite sure she's moved things forward through the sudden change in my ex's behaviour, somethings her friends have said and crazy something my son came out with on a video call to him.

What I am worried about is what do I do if I return to find out I don't have anywhere to live - and I don't have a job, and in fact she is trying to suggest she is a victim of domestic abuse?

Can I emergency appeal as quickly as she might have me locked out my own home?

The domestic abuse is nuts, she is hateful and vindictive and she has threatened to use her history of depression to blame that effect to me. The crazy thing is, I have been a victim of actual assault twice in the past few months....both times the children were present.

FIrst time she punched me 20 times in the face whilst I was driving the car, two black eyes and a mountain of marks. I had reported this to the police, and asked they don't make any arrest or press any charges at this point - because I don't want to make a volatile place at home - so it is well documented. The 2nd time I have not reported as it was just before I was due to leave, and the police did say the next time this happens they would take action and I didn't want to make a priblem for my children at home with her just days before I had to leave to work.

If she's gone through this process, what do I do to fight it quickly and regain my home? I guess I need to have the police press charges finally on both incidents, but I'm worried because child services wanted to get involved and I Had to beg them not to make a problem - because the children were present.

I don't want to make a problem for my children, I don't want them to be taken away - but I can't lose my home, I need somewhere to live when I return. And without a job it is going to be very difficult to subsidise somewhere else whilst I take the time to find a new one...it's a very difficult market at the moment contracting and I don't want to rush into a job working away again...because I want to be closer to my children more frequently.

I'm beyond caring what happens to my ex-partner anymore, I can't believe she is going down this vindictive route. I just want to get that finished and over anyway.