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Spouse's Visa and Divorce Hi all, my situation is as follows. I am a UK citizen. My wife is Kenyan. We got married in Kenya in October 2005. She and her son joined me in the UK in March ... 06 Nov 07, by Kamau	Replies:0 :489
self defence Can anyone advise me, I petitioned the soon to be ex-wife on grounds of UB, she has issued a cross petition which is total lies. We are due in court soon, d ... 06 Nov 07, by moggie1965	Replies:0 :445
Help Please - Loosing my mind. Hi, My partner trying to ge S2BX to agree to a consent divorce, matter negotiated for the last year. legal bills must be big at this stage. His last offer ... 06 Nov 07, by dun Latest 06 Nov 07 by Sera	Replies:3 :613	Latest by Sera 06 Nov 07
Valuation of FMH My partner is self representing. At the first appointment hearing the judge ordered that three valuations of the FMH be jointly obtained as his stbx (who li ... 02 Nov 07, by ambeljazz Latest 05 Nov 07 by ambeljazz 1 2 3	Replies:16 :3156	Latest by ambeljazz 05 Nov 07
Without Prejudice!!!! Just nine days away for my trial in Court for my 2bx to rid me from my home (Occupation Order).... erm, anyone following my non-mol thread will see how awful he ... 05 Nov 07, by Sera Latest 05 Nov 07 by Louise11	Replies:2 :601	Latest by Louise11 05 Nov 07
Help! Settlement prior to first appointment Please can anyone help me? I have so far managed all the divorce and ancillary relief paperwork on my own, but now I am stuck. My soon to be ex has made me an o ... 04 Nov 07, by Tod289 Latest 04 Nov 07 by Sera	Replies:2 :534	Latest by Sera 04 Nov 07
First hearing today First hearing went ok , as much as expected not much happened so not just waiting for the next step now in another few months ! hopefully ex will relise now t ... 02 Nov 07, by lovey	Replies:0 :504
Defence of petition ??? My x2b is being served with the petition this week and although I am concerned at his behaviour recently (he has started his hate campaign on meand my family ap ... 01 Nov 07, by Camberwick green Latest 02 Nov 07 by Camberwick green	Replies:6 :845	Latest by Camberwick green 02 Nov 07
Need advice urgent!! Wondering if anyone here has been through something similiar..... I know its a long post but please try to read it all and give me any support or advice you ... 02 Nov 07, by Single 4ever Latest 02 Nov 07 by Single 4ever	Replies:2 :603	Latest by Single 4ever 02 Nov 07
petition help My husband and i have decided to do a diy divorce as property, belongings & finance have all been sorted amicably. We have no children. I am busy f ... 01 Nov 07, by gingerfrogs Latest 01 Nov 07 by topaz	Replies:1 :599	Latest by topaz 01 Nov 07
petition recieved and sent back 2 yrs ago hi new on here, l have been living with my partner for 4 nearly 5 yrears, his ex who he was married to for 18 months living with for 2 years prior, asked for a ... 29 Oct 07, by cherylp Latest 29 Oct 07 by lilybet	Replies:1 :610	Latest by lilybet 29 Oct 07
clean break Having just forked out £15 for a Lawpack kit I think all I need to is clean break form, they show a sample in the book. My wife and I have drawn up our own for ... 27 Oct 07, by hanmaid	Replies:0 :513
re amended divorce thanks for your advice.i think you may be right but it is a shame the solicitor wins and makes so much money. ... 24 Oct 07, by hopeful1 Latest 25 Oct 07 by gone1	Replies:1 :573	Latest by gone1 25 Oct 07
Confused Can anyone help? I've researched on the net but can't find anything. Situation: 22 Oct 07, by JLGsDad Latest 24 Oct 07 by gone1	Replies:2 :684	Latest by gone1 24 Oct 07
amending petition i have been married 28 year and separated for one and half.my x to be has been dragging out the divorce for the last year and now wants the petition amended by ... 23 Oct 07, by hopeful1 Latest 24 Oct 07 by tiesys	Replies:3 :679	Latest by tiesys 24 Oct 07
Petition has been sent to court....can I delay? My solicitor sent the divorce petition to the courts 4 weeks ago. My ex2b plans to move abroad with his new gf by Christmas so I wanted to push for the decree n ... 22 Oct 07, by deve Latest 22 Oct 07 by Vail	Replies:2 :675	Latest by Vail 22 Oct 07
Patner trying to get 2bx to file papers for court. Partner has filed for divorce, plenty of notices sent to ex to try and get her to file. These were ignored, finally a court date granted but struck out because ... 20 Oct 07, by dun Latest 21 Oct 07 by Sera	Replies:1 :698	Latest by Sera 21 Oct 07
residence order My ex has applyed for a residency order, my ex has not payed a single penny in child support, lied about how much he earns, and now has the csa on his case. Yet ... 17 Sep 07, by donnab Latest 20 Oct 07 by Sera	Replies:4 :1054	Latest by Sera 20 Oct 07
First Appointment - Self Representation Hi, my partner's soon 2bx has finally pulled her finger out and we have a date for the First Appointment. We have completed Form E, submitted it to the court a ... 24 Sep 07, by ambeljazz Latest 17 Oct 07 by OBEs 1 canoodly 1 2	Replies:10 :1865	Latest by OBEs 1 canoodly 17 Oct 07
Penalties for not swaping form E's My ex's solicitors have missed the swap of form E's by about a week. Is this usual? I thought there were timescales for this sort of thing and strict adhearance ... 16 Oct 07, by gone1 Latest 17 Oct 07 by gone1 1 2	Replies:8 :2165	Latest by gone1 17 Oct 07
5 years seperation Just found this site, need help as to where to start. Been seperated nearly 5 years from husband, we both previously lived in rented property, he has m ... 16 Oct 07, by Mouse Latest 16 Oct 07 by gone1	Replies:3 :740	Latest by gone1 16 Oct 07
Does anyone know/ advice I am divorcing my wife on UB. As part of the proceedings, I have instructed my solicitor to apply for maintenance pending suit so that I can "force" m ... 26 Sep 07, by tiesys Latest 10 Oct 07 by Sera 1 2	Replies:7 :1576	Latest by Sera 10 Oct 07
How are barristers supposed to work? I went to a financial hearing met my barrister and spoke about the assets etc and what i wanted, then there was some toing and froing between rooms and they see ... 07 Oct 07, by zwitter Latest 08 Oct 07 by gone1	Replies:3 :658	Latest by gone1 08 Oct 07
Representing yourself in court i married someone form overseas,and lived with them for 2 months as husband and wife ,i filed an occupation order which failed ,i lost my home and now i have fi ... 06 Oct 07, by muggins Latest 07 Oct 07 by Sera	Replies:3 :878	Latest by Sera 07 Oct 07
FH in 2 days - No Sol - Help!!!!! What do I do ? Sol dropped me today, so all paperwork is done, just need to collect "bundle" for hearing. Could not afford £1000 extra requested to ... 02 Oct 07, by SethWC Latest 05 Oct 07 by SethWC 1 2	Replies:7 :1678	Latest by SethWC 05 Oct 07
Cohabit Ok I dont ask many questions but I have a couple concering the above title. first question. I live in my own home and as some of you know I st ... 04 Oct 07, by gone1 Latest 04 Oct 07 by gone1	Replies:4 :1077	Latest by gone1 04 Oct 07
State of play. Help and advice please!!!!!!! xx State of play! Here’s the stage we are at, I would appreciate anyone’s advice………………… Final Hearing May 07, half day in ... 30 Sep 07, by Louise11 Latest 01 Oct 07 by dun 1 2	Replies:7 :1622	Latest by dun 01 Oct 07
First appointment What happens if one person turns up for the first hearing and the other person does not. Is there a penalty ? Also if the amount of maintenanc ... 29 Sep 07, by jasmine	Replies:0 :594
Does anyone know/ advice I am divorcing my wife on UB. As part of the proceedings, I have instructed my solicitor to apply for maintenance pending suit so that I can "force" m ... 26 Sep 07, by tiesys Latest 26 Sep 07 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :658	Latest by LittleMrMike 26 Sep 07
Final Court Hearing My new partner's X2B will not meet for any negotiation and so the case is to reach final court hearing next week. She has told a friend she is bringing her two ... 21 Sep 07, by Shezza1 Latest 26 Sep 07 by Shezza1	Replies:6 :1135	Latest by Shezza1 26 Sep 07
First Appointment Hi need some advise Form A logged at court 17 July 2007 Court date given 15th October 2007 ex2b came to verbal agreement 2nd August 2007 To ... 25 Sep 07, by jasmine Latest 26 Sep 07 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :741	Latest by LittleMrMike 26 Sep 07
Completing Form D8 Help! I am trying to complete Form D8 on tbe basis of Unreasonable Behaviour but don't understand the section at the back headed "Prayer". My husban ... 22 Sep 07, by dolphin	Replies:0 :1765
Form E and the like. There is a lot of talk of form E and so on that is part of the Ancilory Relief proceedings. Below is a link that contains the PDF versions of these forms. You n ... 19 Sep 07, by gone1 Latest 19 Sep 07 by DownButNotOut	Replies:1 :765	Latest by DownButNotOut 19 Sep 07
Consent Order My form E was exchanged on an amicable basis whilst I had legal aid. There were questions raised on both sides. I have answered mine. X2b has not. As legal aid ... 15 Sep 07, by jasmine Latest 15 Sep 07 by jasmine	Replies:2 :782	Latest by jasmine 15 Sep 07

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