Someone recently said to me
"Family law is all about who is the best liar"
this was a quote from a family law practioner.
In our situation, I would say that to some degree, I could see where this is true. We dealt with an ex, who alleged abuse, called the CAS (more than once), called the police, moved the children illegally (claiming 'fear for safety), changed the childrens schools, changed the children's surnames, wrote those 40 page affidavits FULL of fabrications that Sean referred to, all for financial gain.
In the end, a settlement agreement was reached. All through lawyers, since mediation had become impossible (ex refused to attend any further sessions)
The sad thing is, custody and access stayed the same, so clearly these were not the real issue - dollars went in our favour - and after 1.5 years, the games ended.
However, we were terrified that if it went before a judge, the lies would be believed and judgement made against us.
What do the rest of you think? Is the above a fair statement?
"Family law is all about who is the best liar"
this was a quote from a family law practioner.
In our situation, I would say that to some degree, I could see where this is true. We dealt with an ex, who alleged abuse, called the CAS (more than once), called the police, moved the children illegally (claiming 'fear for safety), changed the childrens schools, changed the children's surnames, wrote those 40 page affidavits FULL of fabrications that Sean referred to, all for financial gain.
In the end, a settlement agreement was reached. All through lawyers, since mediation had become impossible (ex refused to attend any further sessions)
The sad thing is, custody and access stayed the same, so clearly these were not the real issue - dollars went in our favour - and after 1.5 years, the games ended.
However, we were terrified that if it went before a judge, the lies would be believed and judgement made against us.
What do the rest of you think? Is the above a fair statement?
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