My son in law has had a very difficult divorce with his previous wife, with whom he had one child (now an older teenager). In short, they could not find an agreement about finances, and had to go through long court proceedings (about 6 years since official divorce) that ended about two years ago. At that point my daughter and he decided to have a baby (my lovely grandson), who is now two years old. Now due to the covid crisis his company failed and he had to find another job. As a result, his financial circumstances changed rather dramatically, so he asked to adjust the maintenance he is paying to the ex-wife by a considerable amount. I want to note that in addition to a very high maintenance (more than 50% of his original salary), he is also paying (out of his own accord) private fees in full for the 15-year-old child, who lives with his mother.
It has now been more than one year since he asked for this reduction and the proceedings do not seem to be coming to an end soon, due to court delays and also stalling from the ex-wife, who does not have a job and is behaving in a very unhelpful way as she does not want the maintenance to be reduced. My daughter is extremely anxious about the situation, because her husband is now dipping into his savings to maintain a financial position that is by far no longer affordable. How can I help her? Is there anything they can do to get out of this situation faster? Needless to say he has a solicitor but they seem powerless in the face of the slowness of these proceedings. Thanks for any tips. Worried Granma.
