Late forms

My ex has not submitted her questionnaire or statement of issues to me ( I don''t know about the court) I am certain she will have issues and questions to ask, Will the court take a dim view of this as it was her who started court proceedings and if she dose file the papers late can I complain to the court and if so will it have any effect ?

Hi are you sure were not dealing with the same person here?My stbx is the Petitioner and now wont play ball with his paperwork, im waiting for my questions too and we are at the first hearing on the 22nd sept- I have read quite a few posts where paperwork has landed the day before the hearing, I will watch this post with interest as I am in an identical position and dont want to be played so it looks like I''m delaying things? Anyone with any advice for us please help!!

Have you contacted the court? My husband had to do this re his ex,although it was she started the proceedings to vary an order and what she hopes to gain by not providing the documents to him is a mystery.

The only thing we can imagine is by making sure the case cannot be dealt with at the first appointment is she imagines she will get some sort of interim order at a high rate,as this did happen years ago.(the order is currently at a nominal amount)

The court were very helpful and provided him with copies.

To be honest,he did not get the impression that the court were all that concerned about who had copies of what and when! Maybe that changes if it goes on a bit,but I doubt there will be any sort of penalty in the early stages.

Hi Astral thanks for replying, I do believe that some people go so far with the divorce then they seem to run out of threats and steam! i find it annoying that those that worry like crazy about being late for submitting forms on time and doing things right to be told by so many that the courts dont take a lot of notice of whats happening up until the day they meet you! Then i believe if they like you, you win if they dont, you won''t! xx

Husband is in court on Wednesday with his ex,so I will update if the judge says much,if anything about her absent forms.
Not sure that everything hangs on if the judge likes you,but I do think the message does not get through to everyone that one modest income cannot keep everyone "in the manner to which they are accustomed" or "The standards enjoyed in the marriage"
Both phrases are bandied about my my husbands ex.
I wish she would wake up and realise that was then and this is now (11 years later) and the cash cow has run dry!

As promised..update.

Husband arrived in court as did ex (late!) .She complained SHE did not have his form E, luckily he had proof of posting.
He had obtained hers from the court anyway as previously advised.
However,the judge simply said they now needed to start from square one,study each others form e,submit questions etc and adjourned to the first open date after 14/11.
Judge seemed quite indifferent to who has what form and when.
So,now we have this hanging over us another two months at least and our lives on hold!
So,from my experience,anyone expecting the court to come down on someone for not submitting things in time might well be disappointed.