Ok, so if he really won''t come to mediation..

....will he come to court?

1. Can the court force him to attend?

2. And how expensive will it be? I want a Clean Break settlement and the childcare has been agreed (total access to one daughter - he just doesn''t call/visit/write).

3.The CSA are chasing him for maintenance and we have a house with no equity. So the maths won''t take long.

4.Will this be over soon ?


Sorry to harp on, but this seems to be the only way to stop myself from yelling down the phone at him.

Dormouse, no. He can''t be forced to attend mediation. He can''t be prevented from acting like a complete idiot.

Don''t worry about the CSA ( don''t know whether it should be CMEC but you know what I mean ). The Courts have no jurisdiction so you are wasting everyone''s time trying to bring it up in Court.
Leave that to the CSA.

If he insists on playing silly beggars you have to go to Court. There is no alternative, as a certain someone used to say. He''s a damn fool if he does not come, because the Court only hears your side of the story .

And if you have incurred avoidable expense due his silly tricks, ask for an order for him to reimburse you. You might not get it, but I''d ask.

LMM

LMM - thanks for this. You are keeping me sane

I shall just keep on the path and get to the end...it is great to have this advice.