I'm trying to do some research on my own in order to minimize the mounting cost of my legal bill. I have a few questions and would appreciate your support, wisdom and advice on a few things.
I'm wondering if there is any case law which favours the respondent (me) in a spousal support case whereby the applicant not only waited 8 years to pursue spousal support but after my initial offer to settle my ex wife and her legal aid lawyer not only did not acknowledge the offer but then went on to make no contact or even a counter offer for an entire year.
Do you think I have any leverage due to not only how long ex waited to pursue ss, but then ignored my offer to settle and pretty much disappeared for an entire year..to the point where I actually started to assume that ex and lawyer simply dropping their pursuit for SS. Imagine my surprise when more than 12 months later, out of the blue, they counter offer.
Which brings me to my second question;
If this goes to trial, does the fact that SS was NOT pursued in a timely fashion, and they waited a whole year to counter, give me any leverage? Can the judge be told that the counter offer was not made for an entire year after my original offer to settle?
Much appreciated
I'm wondering if there is any case law which favours the respondent (me) in a spousal support case whereby the applicant not only waited 8 years to pursue spousal support but after my initial offer to settle my ex wife and her legal aid lawyer not only did not acknowledge the offer but then went on to make no contact or even a counter offer for an entire year.
Do you think I have any leverage due to not only how long ex waited to pursue ss, but then ignored my offer to settle and pretty much disappeared for an entire year..to the point where I actually started to assume that ex and lawyer simply dropping their pursuit for SS. Imagine my surprise when more than 12 months later, out of the blue, they counter offer.
Which brings me to my second question;
If this goes to trial, does the fact that SS was NOT pursued in a timely fashion, and they waited a whole year to counter, give me any leverage? Can the judge be told that the counter offer was not made for an entire year after my original offer to settle?
Much appreciated
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