Marriage break down

Penny Tration

Hopefully the question I'm asking is sufficiently vague. If not, sorry mods!

A marriage breaks down a few years ago. No courts involved.

Husband d is sole earner, as wife is severely disabled. Husband has given mother X amount per month towards herself and young child.

Husband is now refusing to pay anything bar a nominal amount towards child, as retaliation to mother calling the police after a violent attack from husband. Wife can no longer afford to heat the house or buy more than the absolute basics in cheap food.

As the mother cannot work (this is medically certified by numerous specialists), are there any links or references to cases where a spousal payment was enforced, on top of child maintenance? Or links to the sort of information surrounding maintenance payments that could be relevant?
This will be going to court in May. Wife cannot afford a solicitor and is looking into flac aleady.

All hypothetical, of course.

Pat Mustard

green_screen wrote: »

Wife cannot afford a solicitor and is looking into flac aleady.

FLAC provides a walk-in advice service, but no representation.

Wife should go to the nearest law centre on Monday. The law centres are run by the legal aid board.

Assuming that the wife passes the means test, it could be that she could approach a private solicitor on the legal aid board's private practitioner scheme. A list of those private practitioners can be provided by the legal aid board.

The wife may have enough time to organise representation before the court date. Can't say for sure but phone call to the appropriate local law centre should answer that.

Penny Tration

Thank you.