- Jurisdiction
- Georgia
Good afternoon, everyone.
I am currently divorcing my wife. I filed last year. Everything is still ongoing. We've been married for 5 years, separated for 4 years.
I offered her a deal before one of our hearings. I volunteered to:
- Continue paying on and be solely responsible for the marital debt (>$20,000)
- Let her keep all of the marital property (I left the household with just my clothes).
- Pay $200/month in temporary alimony
She denied the deal. In addition to the above, she is asking for:
- $1,000/month in permanent alimony
- $5,000 in attorney's fees
- Payment of ~$4,000 in medical debt
Also, she wants to keep all of the settlement of over $50,000 that she received from a botched medical procedure (unrelated to the cause of the medical debt), which she received during our separation. I was not aware of this settlement until one of our hearings.
That aside, I want to know if some of her actions can be used against her:
- Up until the year of our separation, she withdrew money into her personal savings account which included part of the marital debt that I am paying on
- Using part of the settlement, she moved out of our former residence and purchased a house
- When she moved, she gave away many items of property without consulting me. I don't know what she gave away, or if it was marital property or separate
- She told me she was evicted from the former residence, a lie. I spoke with her former landlord, who confirmed. I know that on its own this is probably insignificant, but should a statement be gotten from the landlord ahead of time in case she decides to tell that lie in court? If anything, be used against her character. She was very nasty to this landlord.
- She led me to believe for 4 years that she had a medical condition, of which my medical insurance was used to help treat and part of why I didn't divorce her sooner. In court, she stated having a medical condition, but not the one she told me. Another lie.
- She most likely has perjured herself in one of our hearings. She stated that her car was repossessed and that I allowed it. For one, I didn't allow it - I couldn't pay it. My own car was in danger of being repossessed. Secondly, I don't think it was repossessed - I think she *told* me it was, back when it happened, to get more money out of me. If she had such a large amount of money, she wouldn't have allowed the repossession to occur. Does this potential perjury even matter as well?
I tried to be as brief as possible. Thank you very much in advance.
I am currently divorcing my wife. I filed last year. Everything is still ongoing. We've been married for 5 years, separated for 4 years.
I offered her a deal before one of our hearings. I volunteered to:
- Continue paying on and be solely responsible for the marital debt (>$20,000)
- Let her keep all of the marital property (I left the household with just my clothes).
- Pay $200/month in temporary alimony
She denied the deal. In addition to the above, she is asking for:
- $1,000/month in permanent alimony
- $5,000 in attorney's fees
- Payment of ~$4,000 in medical debt
Also, she wants to keep all of the settlement of over $50,000 that she received from a botched medical procedure (unrelated to the cause of the medical debt), which she received during our separation. I was not aware of this settlement until one of our hearings.
That aside, I want to know if some of her actions can be used against her:
- Up until the year of our separation, she withdrew money into her personal savings account which included part of the marital debt that I am paying on
- Using part of the settlement, she moved out of our former residence and purchased a house
- When she moved, she gave away many items of property without consulting me. I don't know what she gave away, or if it was marital property or separate
- She told me she was evicted from the former residence, a lie. I spoke with her former landlord, who confirmed. I know that on its own this is probably insignificant, but should a statement be gotten from the landlord ahead of time in case she decides to tell that lie in court? If anything, be used against her character. She was very nasty to this landlord.
- She led me to believe for 4 years that she had a medical condition, of which my medical insurance was used to help treat and part of why I didn't divorce her sooner. In court, she stated having a medical condition, but not the one she told me. Another lie.
- She most likely has perjured herself in one of our hearings. She stated that her car was repossessed and that I allowed it. For one, I didn't allow it - I couldn't pay it. My own car was in danger of being repossessed. Secondly, I don't think it was repossessed - I think she *told* me it was, back when it happened, to get more money out of me. If she had such a large amount of money, she wouldn't have allowed the repossession to occur. Does this potential perjury even matter as well?
I tried to be as brief as possible. Thank you very much in advance.
