Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland
To vacate a divorce judgment
During a divorce, my life was threatened by my Ex's associates. I left the US. I was sanctioned by the court because I did not provide documentes for discovery. My ex submitted fradulent pay stub among other forged documentes. She lied throughout her testimony. The Court entered a judjment and she was awarded the entire Asset. Lookin at the transcript, she got everything by fraud. Do I have a chance to vacate the judgment or to get the case opened?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: To vacate a divorce judgment
You have 30 days from the entry of judgment to file an appeal. However, the trial judge is the fact finder, and if he/she was persuaded by your ex's evidence over yours, you wouldn't be successful on appeal. If your wife's evidence was fraudulent or false, it was your job to be prepared to demonstrate that at trial by taking adequate pretrial discovery.