One last step

Hello all, I would welcome any advice/help. I've been divorced for exactly a year. I moved from the marital home with our two sons ( 18 & 12yrs) over two years ago and have since lived in rented accommodation. My ex still lives alone in the family home. We agreed to sell the house at the FDR hearing back in August 2009 and the ex has dragged his feet throughout the whole process including the all stages of the divorce earlier. He has since agreed in principle to me buying him out, but has refused to respond to any correspondence via our solicitors to any offers or even to negotiate.

I am at the end of my tether as I have tried mediation - but the ex just used this as an opportunity to rake over the marriage to the point where even the mediator said that the process was not progressing as it should.

I have not asked my ex for maintenance or child support, mainly because I've managed without him. I've not withheld access from the children, there was no third party involved - the marriage had just come to a natural end.
I feel stuck as I'm at the last step to being totally free to move on, my mortgage has been arranged. What options do I have to encourage my ex to agree a price so we can all move on?

Is the house on the market ? Did you get a signed Consent Order ?

We got the signed consent order from the court - the house sale was agreed as part of a Clean Break order which was finalised in Aug 09.

No, the house is not yet on the market. I suggested - and he agreed that it was in both our interests that we go through me buying him out route (no HIPs, no estate agent fee - time showing viewers etc, etc). He would also get a much better price as invariably any buyer would try to knock down the price whereas I've suggested we go with the average of 3 estate agent quotes. All have been provided.

Sounds like you need to go back to court and enforce the court order. Usualy there are time limits on certain things. There was with my court order. C.

I'd hoped not - but suspected that was going to be the case. Thanks for the clarification.

Seems as if he is trying to hang in for some reason! The average of three quotes sounds most reasonable.

My guess, he was not happy at the split, and this is the only way to "get a little back".

All a bit petty - but....