General order hearing

What happens in a general order hearing. My husband and I have to attend one next week and he has still not returned the Consent Order to the solicitors to forward to court for the judge to seal. I'm concerned the judge will grant the final order and I will be left with no consent order and financially vulnerable

It is in neither party's interests to get a final order on divorce without a consent order. At the very least there could be tax implications depending on what the financials cover. Maybe send him a polite note telling him he needs to get on with it.

I absolutely do not want the final order granted. The delay in the consent order is due to me having to wait for pension figures. I have had them now, submitted them and auto signed my part of the consent order. My husband just thinks I delayed through spite. As my explanation for the delay is through no fault of my own I’m hoping the judge will not grant the final order next week and tell my husband he will have to wait and observe the course of things for both our sakes. Husband entered new relationship 5 days after leaving and now engaged to the woman. They have a wedding booked for February hence him wanting to steamroller his way to the final order.

Presumably it's a Clean Break consent order so I guess it will depend on the tax implications of a final order now? Or are there other reasons not to proceed with a final order at this stage?

It is a clean break consent order but being as he’s not auto signed the solicitor prepared one it’s not yet gone before a Judge to be sealed before the final order. As it was a short marriage and the majority of the assets are mine I want the financial protection of the sealed consent order first. If he gets the final order beforehand he might never sign this consent order and come to the cookie jar later on. I’m about to retire and really don’t need the worry of future claims on pension etc.