Cohabitatation after consent order

My Consent Order is on its way to court I have said I do not intend to cohabit or re marry and understand if I did once it is approved I would be in contempt of court and could be fined. I would like to know how long this is in place for , if my new partner asked me to live with him a couple of months later would it be contempt of court ?

Hi Zooloo,

The question on form E is "do you intend to cohabit in the next six months", the six month time line is often a trigger in a consent order for something to change/stop.

For example, if you are receiving spousal maintenance, there could be a clause saying it stops if you cohabit for a period of six months or more.

Therefore it depends on the wording of the CO. Also be aware that if you cohabit within a few months of the CO, your ex partner might have grounds to re-visit the terms of the order, though not necessarily .

Best wishes,

NWTT .

My statement if information has no time on it just a box to tick saying ''I have no intention at present to remarry/enter into a new civil partnership or cohabit

Hi again,

It''s the wording of the consent order that is important, not your statement of information. The CO sets out the terms of division , who gets what and any triggers, you will have had to sign it prior to it going to court.

NWTT.

Nothing on the consent order that just deals with splitting the equity in the house and a pension sharing order

In that case and as it was only a hypothetical question, I would not be concerned.

My only word of caution, which you will no doubt have considered, make sure your future financial security is protected prior to cohabitation.

All of us that have gone through divorce know how stressful it is and don''t want to face the possibility of another financial split.

Best wishes for your future.

NWTT.