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Discuss debt and bankruptcy in divorce. How does it affect the Ancillary Relief settlement if me or my ex go bankrupt or enter an IVA during divorce?

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Joint Bank Account Overdraft My wife, now EX Wife, fraudulently applied for an IVA, I got this cancelled providing the correct financial information, but we had an joint Barclays bank accou ... 15 Jun 19, by Johankirchner Latest 13 Aug 19 by Lymm	Replies:3 :994	Latest by Lymm 13 Aug 19
Ex keeps on using my home address My ex moved out of the family home April 2018 to move in with his girlfriend pretty much soon after. He is still using my home address as his - even for his ne ... 19 Jul 19, by hawkswl Latest 19 Jul 19 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :975	Latest by WYSPECIAL 19 Jul 19
Financial Order All, is the such a thing as Emergency Financial Order? Or urgent financial order, I am financially destroyed but don’t know how to stop it? ... 06 Mar 19, by batman2011 Latest 08 Mar 19 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :1017	Latest by hadenoughnow 08 Mar 19
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