My wife is threatening me that if I divorce her then she will sue against me?

Question

My wife is threatening me that if I divorce her then she will sue against me on mental and physical abuse.

--How realistic is that ? do you think the court will buy this ?
She is trying to make false witness which I can sense but
just to be carefull I checked her , and when asked openly about divorce she clearly told me that if I file a divorce then she will file
domestic violance/mental abuse etc against me.

Answer 1

I think that qualifies as mental abuse... file mental abuse on her first!

Answer 2

Can she do this.........Yes she can.........I work in the system and see it all the time..........and it can get very very ugly for you. There is a bunch of free legal services for any woman that claims abuse, where you have to pay for all legal services.

One question that is the big question in this response is do you have kids with her and do you want custody of the kids? If you do then you need to follow a little different course of action.

My advice on this is coming from the fact that I'm assuming you want a divorce since your concerned.
1. If you have kids and want custody of the kids then go to marriage thearpy with her.........or if she refuses to go, go by yourself because it looks good in court.

If you don't have kids then, file the divorce and hold on, and don't think about going back no matter how bad it is.

For starters, if you have abused her she doesn't need you and abuse will only get worse. and if you haven't then you don't need her because she is using what happens all the time for her gain and it is abuse.
The second thing is that for most parts if there is no kids then the property is going to be divided in pre set way (go to your local state law lib on the internet and you can decide.) most states will split 50/50.
The third thing is if you make more than she does or if she didn't work then you will usually have to pay spousal support.

On the note with the kids, if you have kids, and you want out take them with you. You have the right and get custody papers before you leave. you can do this. talk to an attorney.

Answer 3

If you have been physically violent or verbally abusive to her she may have a case but to sue for that just because you want out of the relationship I'm pretty sure she has no chance in a court to make it stand. Divorces are hard on both parties and so if she said this to you then I would have just said fine I will counter-sue for the same crap. Divorce is not a task to be taken litely or spoken about unless its the place you want to go marriage is sacred and is suppose to last a lifetime. I would be careful contact a lawyer to be on the safe side but I believe your wife said this stuff to scare you she does not want to lose you. Before you go down this path go to some couples counselling.
God Bless and Good Luck.

Answer 4

She's going to have to have plenty of proof including police reports and if you've ever served any jail time. If not, then it will most likely be irreconcilable differences, which is a generic term that the divorce is mutual. Get a good lawyer and don't worry about it, unless you have a record. And even if you do, what is the court going to do ? Give you a divorce anyway, right ?

Answer 5

You file for divorce, she counter sues on the basis of abuse, you amend your original divorce action to claim mental cruelty. It how ugly divorces get started.

Yes she can claim anything just as you can. Let her, you're better off with someone like that gone from your life.

Just get a good lawyer and prepare to fight.

Answer 6

It cases like that it's your word against hers. Your wife probably doesn't realize that will not stop the divorce proceedings it might prolong it a bit or it might push it right alone. Sometimes people do that to hold on to you. It sounds like you are being mentally abuse.

Answer 7

if you haven't had domestic violence/mental abuse against her , she says she will make false witness , so if you have not done these things. Then you finds witnesses they will swear that you haven't, it's just what the judge believes and to be honest their is so much abuse against women the judge will more than likely agree with her. Best of Luck.

Answer 8

Bad news for us guys. The Family/Divorce courts always favor women for some reason. We're always the antagonists/bad guys. They can get away with practically anything. Sucks but it's true.

Answer 9

Get a lawyer immediately! Like as soon as you read this. Go now! Don't be a cheap fool. Obviously both of you were idiots for marrying each other but hey it happens. Don't let that b|tch get away with this.

Answer 10

Good Luck, but it sounds like this relationship is over, get an attorney and be fair when dividing assets.