Engaging in negative social media behavior during divorce can harm court opinion, especially with children involved.
Filing frivolous Temporary Protective Orders can damage credibility, leading to legal consequences in divorce proceedings.
Deep dives
Social Media Behavior in Divorce
Engaging in negative social media behavior during divorce, blasting stories or opinions online, can negatively impact court opinion, especially if children are involved. Publicly airing private grievances may backfire, alienating potential support systems and even affecting court decisions.
Temporary Protective Orders
Filing frivolous Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs) as a strategy to gain an advantage in divorce can backfire. False allegations can harm your credibility in court and lead to legal consequences, affecting the adversarial tone of the case.
Involving Children in Divorce Disputes
Attempting to make children allies in a custody dispute is frowned upon by courts. Alienating children from the other parent can have long-lasting negative impacts on their mental health and may lead to unfavorable legal outcomes.
Avoid Delaying and Non-Cooperation
Deliberately delaying divorce proceedings or non-cooperation can lead to increased legal fees, sanctions, and adverse court judgments. Proactively participating and timely responding to legal requirements is crucial for a smoother divorce process.
As a follow up to the last show, Leh and Todd talk about more divorce strategies that do NOT work. Over the years, they have seen many attempts by people to 'pull a fast one' on them. They share what they have seen, what does not work and why. Examples include:
Blasting "your story" to others - Social Media; text messages; emails
Filing a TPO with unsupported allegations
Contacting your spouse's employer to impact their employment
Passively Interfering with Parenting Time
Making the kids your “allies” in the coming custody dispute
Shutting down and not participating in divorce process
Intentionally trying to delay the divorce process
Engaging in settlement discussions prematurely
I will settle now and fix the terms later
I have an attorney, so I am going to let them handle everything
I don’t have an attorney & don’t know the system, but I am sure “it will all work out”
I will just dismiss the case if things are not going well for me.
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