His corporation which is under his mother's name nets millions/year. For years he had me on a weekly cash budget with no access to any accts or c/cs. He said he'd give me an amound in cash to end the marriage, in June. The last 2 months, I've used the speratic cash amounts to start a new business. We each leased a seperate home in August. That's when he stopped giving me the remaining of what he calls a settlement agreement.
He wanted a form signed by me previous attorney that he is no longer my attorney, before giving me any additional funds. I gave him that. Still no money.
He wanted me to sign WHAT HE CALLED A PIECE OF PAPER THAT outlined the verbal settlement, before giving me more money. At this point I have $0. When I met him to sign that paper in order to get a check, he had 40 pages of divorce papers, obviously prepared by a very shrude lawyer. He was holding the check in the other hand. I signed. Do the papers hold up in a court of law?
2007-09-02 18:41:01 · 5 answers · asked by bluegarden 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
You keep saying what he told you these things were...why didn't you read them all over first or INSIST on taking them to a lawyer? Sounds to me as if he was banking on you being careless which obviously you were. Only way to find out if the papers will hold up in court is to go to court. But you need to start READING what you agree to and if you don't understand them do NOT listen to the person who wants you to sign them go to a lawyer.
2007-09-03 14:59:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
more then likely..if you signed and took the check.. reason being you should of took the papers and had a lawyer look then over before you signed them and found out what was in the papers..or at the least read them yourself.. then you could of decided if you was still willing to sign them.. best thing to do is call a lawyer and ask them and get a copy of that agreement.
2007-09-03 02:24:56 · answer #2 · answered by Kat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep. You signed. You can try to get a lawyer and fight for additional funds or other property that should be legally yours but weigh the cost of a lengthy court battle against what you would be gaining. And good luck to you.
2007-09-03 01:50:05 · answer #3 · answered by dizzkat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you signed than that's it cased closed.
No he didn't screw you, you screwed yourself you're supposed to read everything before you sign.
Your fault!
2007-09-03 02:00:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dumb dumb dumb nvr sign without a lawyer. he just screwed you
2007-09-03 01:46:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋