Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

I was involved in a deposition of a divorce for a friend and about 1/2 hour into the deposition the lawyer questioning me did not believe my answers of "I do not remember" and yelled to stop the recording and then shouted at me do you want a lawyer, which I responded no I do not. She then said something to the tune of then you better start answering the questions and was incinuating I was telling a lie by not remembering an incident from over 6 months prior. She kept yelling and abruptly ended the deposition with you need to have your lawyer contact me within 2 weeks. I asked her for a business card in which she replied she didn't have one and "you have the info on your paperwork we sent you for the deposition". She was so unproffesional it was absurd. I believe she startred screaming at me because she was not hearing what she wanted and thought she could somehow bully me. I only answered what I knew for sure and if I could not remember or did not know I answered appropriately. Do I really need a lawyer, if so why, what are the repercussions?


Asked on 12/09/13, 7:34 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Chen Kasher Chen Kasher

I'm sorry you had to suffer. A lawyer would have been helpful to curb her abuses. Attorneys are not allowed to harass witnesses, and if you said you didn't remember, an attorney could have objected that the question had been asked and answered.

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Answered on 12/09/13, 7:47 pm


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