Hi my husband is to be DV vetted and I am really worried as prior to our relationship I was married to someone else and accured debt. My finances have been good for the last 6 years. I have not told my husband about my past as that is what it is my past. I have looked at my credit reports and it no longer shows but I am scared this will be discovered by DV, how close will they look at my finances as I am not the one being vetted.
Personally speaking I don't think you need to worry - your finances are fine but not sure how deep DV goes.
Sharing from experiences of dealing with debt
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
Bob Marley. http://kallis3.blogs.iva.co.uk
I've looked into this a little more - I can only suggest be honest with your husband before the DV starts.
IVA started March 2011, Completed March 2016 and certificate issued 11 days after final payment. It was not always easy but then some of the best decisions aren't.
Hi Sharron, my advice is to disclose all info to the Vetting Agency. They will probably send your husband an additional Financial disclosure form. You need to sit your husband down and explain to him what happened in the past. The vetting agency will be interested in any skeletons in the cupboard that could be used against you in a blackmail scenario. If you have disclosed everything to your husband, and the agency, this information is then worthless as the people you don't want to know, already know. Your husband will have to answer questions on financial history, both yours and his, during his DV interview. Honesty is best and I'm sure you'll be fine.
tell them upfront, they will find it and they will hold it against your husband if he tries to hide it.
DV is all about getting in the closet and looking under the skeletons to see what they find, its why they may also request to interview friends and family as well.
