Seeking Advice on Divorce Financial Settlement

Hi, I’m new here and would appreciate some advice.I’ve been divorced for several years, but I’ve been unable to finalize the financial settlement with my ex-husband.I owned my property for 7 years before meeting and marrying him, and the mortgage was always on a repayment basis. A year after we married, he coerced me into adding his name to the mortgage. We agreed it would be interest-only for one year, after which it would revert to a repayment mortgage. Shortly after, he left and I haven’t heard from him since, leaving me with a £250K mortgage. I’ve been solely making the payments, which have now risen to £2,000 per month.For the last three years, his solicitors have been telling mine that they’re “awaiting instructions from their client” whenever they’ve been contacted for an update. I’ve now learned that he hasn’t responded to any of their correspondence, but they continue to claim they are still representing him.I’ve now exhausted all my savings and can no longer afford a solicitor. The mortgage term has ended, and the lender is now demanding repayment. I can’t negotiate any deals because his name is still on the property.I’ve had to start financial proceedings against my ex, but he seems to have disappeared completely. I contacted his solicitors to inform them I was filing a Form A and asked if they could serve it since they know where he is. However, I’ve received no response.Form A has been filed, and I’m now gathering documents for form E.I have a question regarding the 12 months of statements requested in Form E. Does this mean I need 12 individual monthly statements, or will one statement covering a full 12-month period suffice?Additionally, what should I do if I don’t hear from my ex’s solicitors before the first hearing? Who should I exchange my Form E with?I’m really stressed and struggling to sleep with all of this. Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated.Thank you.

Are they still representing him?
Statements need to cover a 12 month period ie if now you need them going from Feb 2025 back to Feb 2024. How many actual statements or pages that is doesn’t matter.

Thank you for your response which is very much appreciated. I do not know if they are still representing him. I sent a letter to them over a month ago to let them know I would be filing the Form A and asked if I could serve the form on them for their client. To date they have not responded to me. I know they received the letter as I sent it special delivery and it was signed for the following day. His solicitors have left me in the dark and I have no idea what they are doing. Can they continue to ignore me, or do they have to respond to the Form A? Thank you.

Do you have a contact address for him?
If not could you find one via a friend or relative?
Can you contact him by phone, social media etc?
You could give the solicitor a ring but it looks like they no longer act for him.

Good afternoon, apologies for the late response and thank you for your response. I have tried everything to try to find my ex, but he seems to have disappeared. I have tried contacting his solicitors, but they will not respond to me which I am not surprised at as they did not respond to my solicitors when I was able to afford one. I received paperwork from the court today stating that the first hearing is scheduled for the beginning of June. I am guessing I still need to follow the process and see who attends at the first hearing. I do have the last known address for my ex and I also wrote to him there but the letter was returned undeliverable. Do you think his solicitors are still representing him but ignoring the Form A? Are they allowed to do that? Thank you for your time.