Hi Tracey & Mark,(posted 7737 days ago)I was advised by a Barrister that a part payment made by one or other of the debtors does not constitue an acknowledgement for both parties. I investigated this because my fiance's ex-wife has been paying since 1997 and was worried that the time limit would start running afresh even though my fiance has never paid towards, or acknowledged the debt.
She advised that a part payment from her does not constitute an admission from him otherwise you could blackmail your ex by saying you were going to pay and drag him/her down with them.
It's all very confusing but we are sticking to 12 years which ends middle of next year - our lawyer agrees with this too so fingers crossed.