divorce

kate1961

hi wonder if anyone can help, i am now in the process of obtaining my absolute and consent order when i seen my solicitor she asked did i live with anyone or did i plan to remarry which i said no,which i didnt my new partner has now asked me to marry him . do i tell my solicitor or what ,any advice would be helpful

GlynD

I would say no. There's no legal reason you should tell your solicitor.

smartpicture

No legal reason, no, but why would you hide information from your own solicitor? They can only do their best for you if they have the full information.

GlynD

smartpicture wrote: »

No legal reason, no, but why would you hide information from your own solicitor? They can only do their best for you if they have the full information.

I wouldn't call it hiding information. There's simply no need for disclosure.

Tupperware_Queen

why do they need to know? I can't see what difference it would make

GlynD

Tupperware_Queen wrote: »

why do they need to know? I can't see what difference it would make

They don't need to know.

kate1961

im not hiding anything as my partner asked me after i had seen my solicitor and signed all the documents just worried in case i get into trouble for not telling her ,

clearingout

you should have completed a Form E with a question that asks whether you intend to co-habit or re-marry within 6 months. Lying on this question can have serious consequences where knowledge of this fact may have significantly changed the outcome of any hearing relating to the financial side of divorce. Your ex would have reason to revise any agreements you may have come to in light of this information - for example, if he were staying on your mortgage or if he has taken a smaller settlement than he would have done had he known you were intending to re-marry. In a worse case scenario, you could end up in court with a costs order to boot.

It is likely that this news will have little or no impact on proceedings. However to cover own back, you should tell your solicitor you are now engaged along with the intended date of the wedding.

kate1961

my ex is in the marital home and it is being sold split 50/50 i dont get maintenance or any financial support he has dragged this out for over a year now, my solicitor did ask do you live with anyone or do you plan to remarry i said no because i genuinly didnt

clearingout

Kate - life moves on. It is not a problem that your boyfriend became your fiance when he proposed to you - that's life! But for your own peace of mind, tell your solicitor so that there is no ambiguity and no comeback in the future. I don't believe that it will make a difference to anything but on the off-chance that it might, you should cover your back.

kate1961

after 3 weeks of waiting to hear from the courts about my absolute, i rang courts to be told it hasnt be lodged there yet rang solicitor fuming to be told they were two weeks behind with the typing as a member of staff had a bereavment i am fuming at this im still no further ahead than i was this time last year ...