Er...good idea in principle but if he isn't paying now he won't pay then. Taking these blokes to court is all well and good, but when they behave like pond life at this early juncture, slithering further down the evolutionary ladder is the only way they go. Having been in what sounds like a spookily identical situation, he will simply change jobs - which means you have to start all over again with the courts - or he will go bankrupt on you as soon as it heats up in his amoeba filled habitat. My goodness, a touch of bitterness crept through there I think.(posted 8355 days ago)Your best option is simply to beat him to it. Sell the house, for which course of action you will need a Court Order - make sure it's not for a loss - just break even if you can - and walk away. Forget the whole nasty mess and start again on your own. If there is substantial negative equity, or arrears, the BS will not allow it to be signed over to you in your own name, unless you can demonstrate that you can easily manage the mortgage and everything else. My Lender flatly refused to do this, albeit in my case I was trying to get my ex to take the debt/property (which he could easily afford), but you can try. I wish you the very best of luck.