Legal Question in Family Law in Missouri

If a lawyer who is the plaintif in a divorce case commits perjury by falsifying financial numbers in documents submitted in evidence at trial, and it can be proven, is that a criminal offence ?


Asked on 2/25/11, 11:05 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Smith LawSmith

Committing afraud upon a court is usually viewed as crimninal. Often it is treated as perjurty, if they give testiomony as to the authenticity of a fraudulent document. Fopr an attorney, this is also a violation of theri ethical obligation as an officer of the court. This is how President Clinto lost his Arkansas law license.

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Answered on 2/26/11, 1:40 pm


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