Legal Question in Family Law in New York

Re: Divorce maintainance

You do not have to lie on yourself. You need legal counseling to make sure that your wife does not try to strongarm you on other matters as well. You have rights, so stand up for them now or get screwed later.. Please call 212.883.1963.

Re: Divorce maintainance

I am surprised that your wife's attorney would ask you to lie. In most matrimonial actions, the defendant (husband) usually ackowledges service of the documents and "neither admits nor denies the allegations in the complaint." This is very different from an admission as claimed in your message.

Mike.

Re: Divorce maintainance

Unfortunately, divorces can get very nasty, and it sounds like yours is headed in that direction.

Cruel and inhuman treatment is not what you think it is. It can be as minimal as 3 fights in which you said something really nasty. It can also be spousal abuse.

She can sue you for maintenance and attorneys fees. Maintenance is not awarded much in New York anymore, unless the spouse requesting the support is elderly or disabled. Counsel fees are granted more frequently, either based on one party's ability to pay, or one party's needless delay of litigation.

If you do not believe you have treated her in a cruel and inhuman way, don't sign the papers. Get a qualified divorce attorney and sue her for abandonment.