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From: ms on 8 Nov 2005 19:42 had a conversation with my lawyer for pre apl/child support hearing. Husband is filing contempt order as well as petition for exclusive possession same day! Basically, she said... she feels that I don't want to cut the ties...huh????? Personally, I would like to cut more than ties...at this point!!!!! ;O ( i guess she cant understand why with all my antiques in the house being destroyed and my very house having been destroyed, and the fact that my 18 and 21 yo (16 yo lived there til July) lived in filth doesn't matter? and some how she equates this with breaking ties ,,,,what???) and she stated that if this case goes to trial, she will not defend me and I will have to defend myself because although she believes that his offer is not enough and I should not settle for so little, that the marital property is not enough to support the fees involved with going to trial. I only want what I believe is fair...mind you... i have not been treated fairly NOT ONCE...so far and it is a matter of almost 25,000 or more!!!! and getting my items out of there and getting compensation for what he has destroyed. What would you do?
From: longshot on 8 Nov 2005 20:43 > I only want what I believe is fair...mind you... i have not been > treated fairly NOT ONCE...so far and it is a matter of almost 25,000 or > more!!!! and getting my items out of there and getting compensation for > what he has destroyed. > > What would you do? > how much will it cost you to get your half of that 25000? how much is your sanity worth. how much is a good relationship with your children worth?
From: My Own Doppelganger on 8 Nov 2005 22:19 You have a straight-shooter for a lawyer. This is a good thing... The choice is yours. You can go to court and incur $25K in legal fees or settle. On 8 Nov 2005 16:42:42 -0800, "ms" <mpitc2000(a)aol.com> wrote: >had a conversation with my lawyer for pre apl/child support hearing. >Husband is filing contempt order as well as petition for exclusive >possession same day! > >Basically, she said... she feels that I don't want to cut the >ties...huh????? >Personally, I would like to cut more than ties...at this point!!!!! ;O >( i guess she cant understand why with all my antiques in the house >being destroyed and my very house having been destroyed, and the fact >that my 18 and 21 yo (16 yo lived there til July) lived in filth >doesn't matter? and some how she equates this with breaking ties >,,,,what???) > >and she stated that if this case goes to trial, she will not defend me >and I will have to defend myself because although she believes that his >offer is not enough and I should not settle for so little, that the >marital property is not enough to support the fees involved with going >to trial. > >I only want what I believe is fair...mind you... i have not been >treated fairly NOT ONCE...so far and it is a matter of almost 25,000 or >more!!!! and getting my items out of there and getting compensation for >what he has destroyed. > >What would you do? ____________________ You do what you do and you pay for your sins and there's no such thing as what might have been... that's a waste of time...drive you out of your mind...
From: ms on 9 Nov 2005 02:55 Some how guys.... I should be able to at least threaten to GO ALL THE WAY.... TO FAIRNESS... or at least a little damn closer.... he is sitting on the house, my antiques and his dads artwork...one is worth over 12,000 alone! I must try to get him to be fair and knowing what a miser he is, knowing what it might cost him to fight me....he just might! This control freak could not defend himself in court against me without a lawyer...he is so full of lies... i don't think he can remember the truth about his own lies!
From: Rambler on 9 Nov 2005 12:28
ms wrote: <rambler tries to tread in gently> > Some how guys.... I should be able to at least threaten to GO ALL THE > WAY.... Why? What does that get you except to continue the battle. You're are fighting over a little money, and I would bet you that the $12,000 is your estimation, not the market's estimation. Rog (n case you missed it) was tongue in cheek. Your lawyer is telling you it is not worth it. Think about it. Let's say that the total estate is $50,000. Let's say your lawyer bills $200 an hour. That's 250 hours, or two weeks worth of work (you only get half). each court day will be four hours, plus the prep time to get to court (figure 10 hours per hearing, and you'll have three or four of those. And you get zero in that scenario. Zilch. Nothing. Don't like $200 an hour. Do the math at $100 an hour. Comes out the same. You'll end up paying your attorney more than you'll end up with. Also ... you are using your attorney as an emotional counsellor, not as a lawyer. You want her to agree with you .. but that's not her job. She's doing you a favour ... listen to her. > This control freak could not defend himself in court against me without > a lawyer...he is so full of lies... i don't think he can remember the > truth about his own lies! I'd look long and hard at the 'control freak' aspect. It might not be directed where it does the best benefit. Rambler > |