Advice please - divorce, partners 'right to money' and Legal Aid fraud

RAS

Hi

Where has she been living between June and today if she has not lived at Address A?

And he needs to ring his solicitor today and get an emergency restraining order.

In the mean-time can you go to a good camping shop/travelling shop and get one of the hostel alarms for back-packers? they go in the door jamb and if anyone tries to open it, the alarm goes off. At least that might help him sleep.

Errata

Bm - I'm going to be very blunt. You know this family has been in total and utter chaos for some considerable time. The family needs professional representation, advice and support. You only know what each parent has told you - you haven't attended with them every court appearance, meeting, health consultation or anything else.
If you want to be helpful - butt out.

blue_monkey_2

Errata wrote: »

BM - This family's affairs, relationships, mental health status are so convoluted any advice anyone can give would be meaningless without knowing all the details. Both parties need legal representation, if they have mental capacity to understand and make decisions.

E - I know. I was trying to give a background. But everything else aside, I just need to know if she is committing LA fraud by claiming she is living at address A when she is living, and being supported, at address B.

I'll quite happily report her for the things she has been reporting her husband for.

You know who I am talking about. He finally had the balls to sort it out but there is this one discrepancy which let her back into the house. I do not think he would have got a RO had it of gone this far though, she had been able to tar over he cracks until now.

I reported everything to SS and they 'lost my referral' apparently. I called them again after she absconded with the kids (again!!). SW called a meeting between them and sat there and called him an abuser and told him to go on a course for Domestic Abusers - with the same DVU the police had referred him to a month previous for being a victim of DV after all the reports he had made. SW called him a liar, obviously no checks done, can you believe that!! He showed them the referral but they did not say anything and told him to get counselling for being an abuser. :mad:

blue_monkey_2

RAS wrote: »

Hi

Where has she been living between June and today if she has not lived at Address A?

And he needs to ring his solicitor today and get an emergency restraining order.

In the mean-time can you go to a good camping shop/travelling shop and get one of the hostel alarms for back-packers? they go in the door jamb and if anyone tries to open it, the alarm goes off. At least that might help him sleep.

That is a good idea on the alarm, thanks.

She has been living at address B. She went to address A for 2 weeks until yesterday. All the mail from the LA and solicitors goes to address A. Solicitor has told her to move back to address B so knows that she has been living there and is entitled to live there.

Even when she was staying at address A her husband has been financially supporting her so she can dip in and out of bank accounts and he has been paying her bills.

rachbc

I'm inclinded to agree with Errata - if this is the same family you posted about trying to help over the summer I would be inclined to take a step back. You were desperate to get her back with her husband and safe from her family then, now if seems that he and the kids are at risk from her. You will never know the truth of what goes on in other people's lives and families and whilst I am sure your intentions are honourable I ouwld not act on half bits on information.

blue_monkey_2

Errata wrote: »

Bm - I'm going to be very blunt. You know this family has been in total and utter chaos for some considerable time. The family needs professional representation, advice and support. You only know what each parent has told you - you haven't attended with them every court appearance, meeting, health consultation or anything else.
If you want to be helpful - butt out.

E, as I have said - they are getting all of this and this is not what this thread is about. I want to know if claiming you are living somewhere you are not to get LA is fraud.

Errata

blue_monkey wrote: »

E, as I have said - they are getting all of this and this is not what this thread is about. I want to know if claiming you are living somewhere you are not to get LA is fraud.

Phone your local community Law Centre and ask them.

blue_monkey_2

You know something though - had I not been witness to all that was happening from the start of all this until up until now then she would still be seen as the victim - as I saw her back then. So much has happened since the summer I do not even have the space to put here but it is what I have witnessed that has got this husband out of this abusive relationship.

Yes, I am very ashamed of that, because having been a victim of DV I was sure I'd never get sucked in again and certainly not the way I did and yes, she did (and still does) need lots help but I did not see the help he needed as well. He is getting all that help now but why should she get free help by telling liesto obtain something she should be paying for??

Would you ignore a benefit cheat too?

blue_monkey_2

Errata wrote: »

Phone your local community Law Centre and ask them.

Is that the CAB?

rachbc

Oh and just rememebr - when ex and I were separating we both living in same house and both claimed Legal Aid for Mediation based on our sole incomes