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Insane Divorce Case

I filed for divorce in Feb. 07 from my wife of 5 years on grounds on Cruelty & Adultery. We have no children. She has a masters Degree and makes $10,000 per year more than I do. She hired an attorney that does not have a lot of experience in divorce cases but is cheap. He basically cut & pasted my complaint & then added a claim for alimony, part of my 32 y.o. business & 22 y.o. home. In their complaint they list only my one witnesses and none of their own!! It is now mid July and they have produced almost no discovery info. He has filed numerous protective orders, motions to quash and every other tactic designed to delay & run up my costs. So far the court has done nothing (sanctions, motion to compel, etc.) Even though my wife makes $60,000 /yr he has told my attorneys he might just do the work for FREE. My wife is almost a bystander in the process; he is calling all the shots and directing her. I played by the rules, fulfilled all discovery requests and more- on time! He does not even read it and keeps filing everything and anything he can. At what point (if ever) can an attorney be held responsible for going on a personal vendetta especially when he has absolutely no case, no facts, no witnesses, & has discovery info


Asked on 7/14/07, 3:37 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Alton Drew Alton Drew, LLC

Re: Insane Divorce Case

These questions are best posed to your attorney. You mentioned in your posting that you have attorneys.

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Answered on 7/14/07, 4:17 pm
Robert Sher Wagshal and Sher

Re: Insane Divorce Case

Your attorneys should be well aware of what to do if the discovery rules are violated. They should schedule a hearing to resolve the outstanding discovery issues and seek sanctions against your wife if court orders are violated.

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Answered on 7/16/07, 9:27 am


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