A friend of mine wanted me to ask this for him, to see what other people would do in his situation. He and his wife had separated over a year ago. They are scheduled to go to court at the end of the month about child support, custody, and the marital home. He has no dispute about child support, and is already giving her money weekly to help out. And since the children are teens, he is not arguing about custody becuase he thinks it should be their choice. As for the home, he wishes it to be sold, and pay off any debts accumulated in the marriage. She does not want to sell, and wants exclusive ownership. He has a lawyer, but wants to know if it would be better to try to settle it out of court, his lawyer advises him to go. What are advantages and disadvantages of this? Should he just go to court? What are his risks of settling it outside the courtroom, or inside? Anyone been in this situation before?
2006-11-10
06:55:06
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Marriage & Divorce