I have basically two questions which I have not been able to find an answer to.
First, I have a Settlement Conference on 25 June. Today is 20 June. I just received the Settlement Conference Brief via email from my ex-wife's lawyer which also contained a note stating he was sending me a hard copy via courier. This means officially the date of service will be 21 June. She is the applicant and is the one who requested the conference therefore, is well past the date of service (mine was mailed to her lawyer on 14 June). The Case Conference Brief in December was also late but the Case Conference was cancelled so we could attempt to negotiate a settlement.
My question is, what is the best way to handle this come conference day? I know technically the court isn't supposed to accept it but what if they do? (the clerk is fairly lenient, something I can't really complain about because she has helped me)
My other question is this, my ex is trying to say I owe her for half the expenses for the matrimonial home while she has been living there by herself. She is basing this on a domestic agreement (which I didn't sign) and her lawyer has failed to produce for me. We did sign an earlier agreement which a lawyer told me was garbage because it was not notarized, or even seen by a lawyer, and was written by my ex with the only signatures being on the last page. My suspicion is she has taken the original agreement and changed it then attached the signature portion from the first one.
However, my move out of the matrimonial home happened because she was charged with assaulting me with a knife. As she had no place to live, and my daughter (24 at the time) was dependent on her to get to school, I moved out. This was so my ex would not be in violation of the conditions of her release. (no contact) Shortly after that she changed the locks and barred me from any sort of access to the home even though I was still legally allowed to be there.
So, assuming the domestic contract was valid, do any of the above actions make it void? If not, what is the best way to counter her version of the contract? (I have a copy of the original)
Thanks for any help.
First, I have a Settlement Conference on 25 June. Today is 20 June. I just received the Settlement Conference Brief via email from my ex-wife's lawyer which also contained a note stating he was sending me a hard copy via courier. This means officially the date of service will be 21 June. She is the applicant and is the one who requested the conference therefore, is well past the date of service (mine was mailed to her lawyer on 14 June). The Case Conference Brief in December was also late but the Case Conference was cancelled so we could attempt to negotiate a settlement.
My question is, what is the best way to handle this come conference day? I know technically the court isn't supposed to accept it but what if they do? (the clerk is fairly lenient, something I can't really complain about because she has helped me)
My other question is this, my ex is trying to say I owe her for half the expenses for the matrimonial home while she has been living there by herself. She is basing this on a domestic agreement (which I didn't sign) and her lawyer has failed to produce for me. We did sign an earlier agreement which a lawyer told me was garbage because it was not notarized, or even seen by a lawyer, and was written by my ex with the only signatures being on the last page. My suspicion is she has taken the original agreement and changed it then attached the signature portion from the first one.
However, my move out of the matrimonial home happened because she was charged with assaulting me with a knife. As she had no place to live, and my daughter (24 at the time) was dependent on her to get to school, I moved out. This was so my ex would not be in violation of the conditions of her release. (no contact) Shortly after that she changed the locks and barred me from any sort of access to the home even though I was still legally allowed to be there.
So, assuming the domestic contract was valid, do any of the above actions make it void? If not, what is the best way to counter her version of the contract? (I have a copy of the original)
Thanks for any help.
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