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I moved several months ago and my post is no longer being redirected, my ex partner has my new address and has dropped / picked up our children on occasion from here.
After being in and and of court over the last 3 years things have been quiet however 6 months ago she sent several solicitor letters threatening court action against me. She has to go thru mediation again before court proceedings but the letter had been sent to my old address and I only received it because my post at that time was being redirected.
However from experience of the court system I would like to ask if she can issue court proceedings to my old address which I am unlikely to now receive ?
Hi cartmell
If she were to give the court your old address then it's likely that the court would send documents to the address given. If you think it's likely she would make an application, perhaps it's better to set up a re direction?
If she did give your old address knowing you no longer live there and proceedings took place in your absence and an order made, it would be easy to challenge such an order on the basis you did not have a fair hearing and also to prove that she had knowingly misled the court in order to manipulate proceedings.
I don't know the system too well regarding this, but is she likely to go to court under the existing reference? If so, you could write to the court advising them of your new address in the hope that they would get it right - especially if you warn them that she might try deliberately using the old address. You could also write to her solicitors to advise the nw address, they can't knowingly use the wrong information.
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