Seek advice from a solicitor?

Errata

A solicitor will be of great help to you, but I wonder if you've considered contacting the domestic violence team because right now your husband is abusing you emotionally and psychologically and that's as bad as a physical slap. They will give you emotional and practical support and will understand and accept why there is no record of previous violence. Some women are battered continually and never report it, right up to their death at the hands of their partner. Hope this helps.

mspig

Your problems sound very much like mine did 7 years ago when i walked out of my violent relationship.
I was at home looking after my son who was 2 then while my partner at the time was in a very well paid highly respectable job, and he said the same thing that he will walk into court in his suit and carrying his briefcase and have support from his collegues to state he was a lovely man.
He even threatned to take my son out of the country if i decided to go to court against him as he had duel nationality.

I carried on and decided not to give up i even asked my solicitor to place a court order on me so that i wouldn't back down and he could see there was no way i could not attend court.

To cut the story short, i won the case and he was given an indefinate court order that states that he was not allowed to go near me or my son until another court order over ruled over it.

I won't say it was easy at the time, i too was staying at my parents and he put their windows in etc put i wouldn't back down, now 7 years on he hasen't seen my son since we split up and my son has stated that he never wants anything to do with him, i got married to a wonderful man and went on to have two more children and i actually have a person i live with that don't worry about what i say to or how i behave in front of him.

At the time these things were going on i just wanted to give up. But what he is doing is trying to brainwash you in to thinking that your not good enough person and that you can't go against him in court, take him on and show him what your made off.